Arts in Education

The Arts in Education program promotes arts education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, through activities such as (1) professional development for arts educators, teachers, and principals

The Arts in Education program supports arts education (music, dance, theater, media arts, and visual arts, including folk arts) for pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities. Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) grants may be awarded to LEAs or LEA consortia, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), museums or cultural institutions, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), eligible national nonprofit organizations, or other private entities. One component is the Arts Education National Program (AENP), through which grants may be awarded to eligible national nonprofit organizations.

State educational agencies; local educational agencies in which 20 percent or more of the students served are from low-income families; institutions of higher education; museums and other cultural institutions; the Bureau of Indian Education; a national nonprofit organization; and any other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations.

Arts educators and administrators, and their students benefit.

Generally allowable use of funds is described in the NOFO.Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 75.563. For assistance call the Office of Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on 202-708-7770.

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 75.563. For assistance call the Office of Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on 202-708-7770.

Grants under this program may be awarded for up to 48 months. Continuation awards are subject to the availability of funds and substantial progress by the grantee.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Selection criteria are contained in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR 75.210.

Applications are reviewed by the agency for eligibility and completeness; applications are reviewed and scored by a panel of experts; and applications are ranked according to raw scores. A funding slate is prepared, and the highest ranked applications are recommended for funding. Successful and unsuccessful applicants are notified of the outcome, and grant awards are prepared and mailed to successful grantees.

The approval/disapproval time is approximately 60 to 120 days following the application deadline.

Applicants may apply for a project period of up to four years. Continuation awards are subject to the availability of appropriations and substantial progress by the grantee.