The Arts in Education (AiE) grants strengthen and promote lifelong learning in the arts by supporting teaching artists on MSAC’s Teaching Artist Roster to implement arts education programs in Maryland’s schools and communities.
Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
AiE Grants are available to support arts learning activities in Maryland’s schools, libraries, community centers, detention centers, other government entities, and with nonprofit organizations. The MSAC Teaching Artist Roster can be found under the Resources section below.
The purpose of the Arts in Education Grant is to strengthen and promote lifelong learning in the arts. The Arts in Education Grant Program provides financial support to teaching artists on MSAC’s Teaching Artist Roster to implement arts education programs in school and community settings across the state of Maryland.
Funding Information
The Arts in Education Grant supports eligible activities of MSAC Teaching Artist Roster participants, with grants up to $6,000.
Grant Period
MSAC’s FY 2026 is July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Uses of Funds
Grant funds may be used for expenses directly associated with the proposed eligible arts in education activities, including but not limited to:
- Artist payment/stipends
- Honoraria
- Consultant fees
- Contractual services
- Transportation costs (train, taxi, bus, etc.) or mileage (for personal vehicles)
- Per diem (for guidance on rates, please visit the GSA site for current rates: mileage and per diem)
- Hotel/lodging accommodation costs for programs further than 50 miles from an artist’s residence
- Art materials directly associated with the proposed activities
- Field trip admission costs
- Software licensing for media arts and/or virtual programs.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must meet the requirements listed below in order to apply for an Arts in Education Grant.
- The teaching artist or teaching artist organization must be listed on the MSAC Teaching Artist Roster.
- The collaborating school or community site must be based in Maryland and must one of the following:
- Nonprofit organization (i.e., an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status)
- Note: Private schools with 501(c)3 status are eligible.
- Unit of government (e.g., town, city, county, state, etc., with the capacity to undertake an arts program)
- Note: Public schools are eligible.
- College or university (i.e., an established higher education institution in Maryland) AND
- Have operated for one completed and documented fiscal year at the date of application submission.
- Nonprofit organization (i.e., an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status)
- The collaborating school or community site may participate in up to two grants per fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026).
- Lead Artists (defined as the person who is responsible for leading the arts learning activity) may receive Arts in Education grant awards up to 3% of MSAC’s overall annual Arts in Education grant budget.
- Teaching artist organizations may receive Arts in Education grant awards totaling up to 12% of MSAC’s overall Arts in Education annual grant budget, while also observing the 3% maximum per Lead Artist outlined above.
For more information, visit MSAC.
