The Arts Bring Change Regrant program supports local cultural organizations and/or individual artists working in partnership with public schools to engage K-12 public school students in rich artistic learning experiences.
Donor Name: Staten Island Arts
State: New York
City: Staten Island
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Projects must focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process. Inter-curricular collaboration is encouraged but not required. Projects must take place in schools and center on the development and implementation of sequential, skills-based study that incorporates one or more art forms and includes a minimum of 3 hands-on learning sessions with students. ABC Regrant funding must not replace, or appear to replace, the role of certified arts teachers in school.
The grant is funded by New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency Statewide Community Regrant Program with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Funding Information
Grant request should not exceed $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an ABC Regrant, the applicant must meet ALL the following criteria:
- Evidence of true partnership between the school and artist or organization (joint planning, reflection, and evaluation), as well as stated learning goals, methodologies and outcomes and a means for evaluation.
- Clarity and completeness of the proposal, including specific activities.
- Clarity and completeness of the budget.
- Evidence of past success shown in work samples.
- Partnership letter from participating public school.
Ineligibility
- Organizations that submit a direct application to the New York State Council on the Arts in the same fiscal year regardless of their application’s status.
- Organizations with operating income budgets over $300,000 for two of the last three fiscal years.
- Programs that are essentially religious, recreational, rehabilitative, or therapeutic.
- Home schools, private, and parochial schools.
- Stand-alone assembly programs, single performances, or one-time visits to cultural institutions.
- Extracurricular activities that occur during non-school hours.
- Programs where selected students are taken out of regular classes or are self-selected for participation.
- College-level courses, scholarships, contests, or student-performing groups.
- Applicants who are not in good standing with Staten Island Arts including failing to complete previous Staten Island Arts grant projects and/or failing to complete final reporting.
For more information, visit Staten Island Arts.
