Project Grant 18553334119

The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center will relaunch its Teen Arts Council program to address critical needs in arts education and the social-emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth. Funded by a $108,420 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program, the Teen Arts Council empowers teens to create and plan arts programs for their peers. It will use strategies such as diversity, supportive staff, authentic work...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $110,000 project grant to The Harlem School of the Arts, Inc. to support free pre-professional arts education programs for underserved students in New York City. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to expand access to arts participation and education and build capacity in the arts sector. Through this one-year award covering July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, The...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) to support arts education, including equipment and supplies. This funding is provided under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to The Art Effect Of The Hudson Valley Inc., doing business as The Art Effect, to support the establishment of a Youth Arts Empowerment Zone with public art installations and arts programming in Poughkeepsie, New York. The funding period is from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), the grant funds will enable The Art Effect to implement...

The Education Commission of States received a $1,050,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support the Arts Education Partnership (AEP). The grant will fund AEP's national network and technical assistance services, meetings and convenings, and research documentation and publication activities from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, doing business as Chicago Public Schools, to support arts education programs, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. This award falls under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects...

The Education Commission of the States received a $1,050,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support the Arts Education Partnership (AEP). The award, issued on October 1, 2021 for a one-year period concluding September 30, 2022, will fund AEP's operation of a national network and technical assistance services, meetings and convenings, and research documentation and...

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will partner with the Elizabeth Public School system and Cultures and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century to expand the CALTA21 curriculum for 9th and 10th grade bilingual social studies classrooms. Funded by a $101,881 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program, the partners will identify themes of Latinx contributions to American and world history to incorporate into the curriculum. They will...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Seattle Public Schools through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support the expansion of Creative Advantage, a collective impact project ensuring equitable access to arts education for all students in Seattle Public Schools. The grant will allow Seattle Public Schools to build upon existing efforts promoting arts integration and arts education...