Grant Listings

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CNY - art$TART is a regrant program that offers grants of up to $2500 for schools in Central New York - Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties.
The next deadline will be October of 2008.

CNY - Oswego BOCES regional arts education services have a funding structure that minimizes the costs of arts education programs. Schools that subscribe to these services reduce costs through their BOCES aid ratio.

NYS - New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) has grants for planning, implementation, technical assistance and more.  NYSCA also provides Empire State Partnership grants to identify, develop and nurture promising practices in arts education through support of long-term collaborations between cultural organizations and schools.

NYS - Technical Assistance Program Partners for Arts Education offers TAP grants for professional development in arts in education. There are several grant deadlines throughout the school year. There is also a special CG TAP grant for the CommonGround conference.

NYS - School Arts Partnerships Partners for Arts Education offers SAP, a regrant program that offers partnership grants of up to $10,000 statewide.
The next deadline will be in May of 2008.

Federal - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)   has deadlines in February and June. Their Challenge America Fast Track Grants are smaller and more accessible at the local level...this is good! There is no set deadline; funding is ongoing. 

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What you should do to prepare for an arts in ed grant:

1. Have a clear goal for student learning and the NYS standard(s) it meets (for example: Students will learn ways to express ideas and concerns clearly and respectfully in group conversations. Intermediate ELA standard #4).

2. Identify an art form and an artist that will implement your objective (for example: an actor from an ensemble performance troupe). PAE can help you look for an artist if you do not know one already.

3. Assess your partners/funds/time constraints realistically. Who else will be working on this? Where can money come from? What is the timeline?

4. Contact PAE with any questions or just to introduce yourself! There is no such thing as a bad question. The more your funder knows about your project, the better.