Arts Education projects focus on educating a closed group of learners, in one of two categories: either through In-School projects or through Community-Based projects.
Donor Name: Saratoga Arts
State: New York
County: Fulton County (NY), Montgomery County (NY), Saratoga County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Priorities
Grant applications for the 2025 grant cycle will be evaluated on the basis of the following funding priorities and criteria:
- All Arts Education Projects
- Funding Arts Related expenses such as:
- Artist Stipends/Fees Associated with Residency
- Arts-related Materials needed to implement the residency
- Promotional Expenses
- Other arts-related expenses
- Funding participating and lead artists that are residents of Fulton, Montgomery, or Saratoga County.
- Project activities and outcomes that are collaboratively designed, planned, taught and evaluated by the teacher and artist or non-profit cultural organization
- Project timelines that allow for reflection, further investigation and fine tuning between work sessions
- Comprehensive planning and implementation team
- Clarity and feasibility of reflection and student assessment plans
- Cost-effective proposed budget
- Applications in which the expertise of the proposed artist or cultural professionals is clearly exhibited
- Planning team seeks collaborative professional development.
- Funding Arts Related expenses such as:
- In-School Projects
- Projects that address the New York State Learning Standards in the Arts
- Projects which allow the school’s non-arts teachers to participate
- Clarity and relevance, concerning grade level, of proposed project activities, shared educational and artistic goals, expected student outcomes
- Clarity and relevance concerning grade level of proposed project activities, shared educational and artistic goals, expected student outcomes
- Projects which strengthen the learning of arts curriculum.
- After-School and Community Based Learning Projects
- Projects may take place in a community-based setting such as a library, school, community center, or arts organization.
- Projects are provided to a closed group of learners, meaning they are not open to the general public. These groups may be composed of a particular age group (including adult learners), or for participants of all ages.
Funding Information
- Applicants for an Arts Education Grant can apply in amounts of $1,000, $2,500, or $5,000.
Grant Period
Funded Projects must occur between January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Who Can Apply?
- A 501(c)(3) or New York State non-profit organization with an active board of trustees either incorporated in NY state or registered to do business in NY State located in Fulton, Montgomery, or Saratoga County.
- A government or quasi-governmental entity, or tribal organization located in Fulton Montgomery, or Saratoga County.
- Individual artists, groups or collectives, and unincorporated entities who are working with an eligible fiscal sponsor or community-based partner located in Fulton, Montgomery, or Saratoga County.
For more information, visit Saratoga Arts.
