The District Arts Support Grants Program supports school districts committed to implementing standards-based arts curricula and to making the arts an integral part of the basic curriculum and daily classroom instruction.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Allendale County (SC), Bamberg County (SC), Calhoun County (SC), Edgefield County (SC), Hampton County (SC), Lee County (SC), Marlboro County (SC), Saluda County (SC), Union County (SC), Williamsburg County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Priorities
Priority will be given to school districts that meet the following criteria:
- Less than 50% of schools comprising the district are FY26 ABC schools that receive ABC grant funding. Additional priority will be given to school districts that have no FY26 ABC grant recipients within the district.
- Districts in SCAC Opportunity Initiative Counties:
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Calhoun
- Edgefield
- Hampton
- Lee
- Marlboro
- Saluda
- Union
- Williamsburg.
Funding Information
Up to $25,000 per year.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026–May 1, 2027 and July 1, 2027–May 1, 2028.
Uses of Funds
All grant activities must be rooted in the district’s Arts Education Strategic Plan. Eligible expense categories for this grant are limited to the following:
- Professional development, consultancies, and comprehensive planning related to arts education.
- Subgranting to arts teachers.
- Supplies, materials, equipment for arts classrooms.
- Residencies and teaching artists.
- Performances and field trips.
- District-wide arts showcases and competitions.
- Non-allowable expenses:
- Food, beverages, alcohol, and catering services.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a school district in South Carolina.
- The applicant district must have a school board-approved Three-Year District Arts Education Strategic Plan for the inclusion of all six (6) arts disciplines in their school day curriculum. The three-year plan should project through the proposed two-year grant cycle or longer, meaning it must include at least the next two school years, and either the preceding or following school year.
- The applicant district must have a designated district arts coordinator with appropriate experience in the six (6) arts disciplines, who has responsibility for arts curricula and professional learning of district arts educators. The district arts coordinator must work at least part-time exclusively at the district level.
- Please note: A classroom teacher or other school-based employee with the additional title of district arts coordinator would not fulfill the arts coordinator requirement unless they have a reduced classroom-load to work half-time at the district level.
- Current District Arts Coordinator grant recipients are not eligible for the District Arts Support grant.
- In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award.
For more information, visit SAAC.
