Funding for Arts in Education

Local CNY
art$TART (Local Capacity Building Grants for CNY)

Statewide NYS
Local Capacity Building (LCB) Grants elsewhere in NYS
Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
Empire State Partnerships (ESP)
NYS Council on the Arts NYSCA
See an overview of all NYSCA-funded arts-in-education programming

Federal
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

More about grants in New York State.

Foundation Funding - a partial list of foundations that provide funding for arts in education

Matching funds - Most grants require the grantee to contribute - how to find cash and in-kind matching resources.

Funded partnerships - Read descriptions of successful PAE-funded arts in education.

How grants are reviewed

Panelists drawn from around the state review our grants.

Funding: The Big Picture

There are basically SIX core elements that are consistent to all of these funding models. They vary by breadth and depth as you seek higher amounts, but they all align with the idea that the arts are a regular part of everyday learning, and that communities can reform their practice through sustained commitment to arts learning.

The six core elements are:
1. True partnership:  Artists and teachers plan and work together to achieve shared goals for arts and education.

2. Project team: Participants have the expertise for targeted goals.

3. Curriculum and instruction: Methods for learning merge NYS Standards in arts and all content areas.

4. Reflection, assessment, evaluation:  Teachers and artists use methods that show that quality/quantity learning is happening and can measure it.

5. Professional development and planning: Projects incorporate collaborative learning opportunities for artists and educators and a demonstrated commitment to planning through partner goals.

6. Sustainability and Documentation:  There is a plan for maintaining and extending the partnership ideals after the project is over.