The deadline for the Arts Learning: Connections and Correlations and the Arts Learning: Integration grants has been extended to July 11, 2018!
The Connections and Correlations category is focused on PK-12 school day curriculum. This category is competitive and provides funding for an extension of Arts Access experiences that begin to make connections between arts experience(s) and PK-12 curriculum. Projects may include professional development. Projects engaging a teaching artist(s) MUST engage at least one (1) teaching artist from COA’s Directory of Teaching Artists in the “Connecting” or “Integrating” category.
Grant requests must range between $3,000 – $5,000.
Eligible Applicants:
- PK-12 School and affiliated Parent Organization
- 501(c)(3) arts organization seeking to provide a program(s) connecting to/correlating with PK-12 school day curriculum
- Arts program of a 501(c)(3) non-arts organization seeking to provide a program(s) connecting to/correlating with PK-12 school day curriculum
Guidelines: PDF
Application Deadline: on or before 11:59 pm, July 11, 2018
Funding Period: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
The Arts Integration category is focused on PK-12 school day curriculum. The Integration category is competitive and provides funding for sequential arts learning experiences that weave ideas and concepts between and among arts and non-arts disciplines, effectively advancing knowledge and/or skills in an arts discipline while concurrently advancing knowledge and/or skills in other disciplines. Projects may include professional development. Projects engaging a teaching artist(s) MUST engage at least one (1) teaching artist from COA’s Directory of Teaching Artists in the “Integrating” category.
Grant requests must range between $5,000 – $10,000.
Eligible Applicants:
- PK-12 School and affiliated Parent Organization
- 501(c)(3) arts organization seeking to provide a program(s) directly supporting PK-12 school day curriculum through arts integration
Guidelines: PDF
Application Deadline: on or before 11:59 pm, July 11, 2018
Funding Period: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
REMINDER!
The deadline for the Arts Learning: Access category remains the same. The Access category is First Come (and eligible), First Served.
The Arts Access category is for learners of all ages. The Arts Access category provides funding for exposure to the arts through field trips (within CT), school or classroom visits, performance(s),“informance(s)”, and/or lecture demonstrations by artists, artist groups or arts providers.
Grant requests must range between $500 – $1,000.
Eligible Applicants:
- PK-12 School and affiliated Parent Organization
- 501(c)(3) arts organization seeking to provide arts access experience(s) in Connecticut
- Arts program of 501(c)(3) non-arts organization seeking to provide arts access experience(s) in Connecticut
Guidelines: PDF
Application Deadline: Rolling. Program will close when all funds are expended.
Funding Period: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
An applicant must be either an Arts Organization or a Municipal Arts Department. See Glossary for full definition. Arts organizations may also apply for an Arts Access grant.
Funding allocations are made according to organizational budget size:
$2,000 – Small: Organizational budget over $30,000 but below $100,000
$5,000 – Mid-Size A: Organizational budget over $100,000 but below $500,000
$10,000 – Mid-Size B: Organizational budget over $500,000 but below $1.5 M
$12,500 – Large: Organizational budget over $1.5 million
FUNDING PERIOD
October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019
GUIDELINES
FY19 Guidelines: PDF
REQUIRED WORKSHEETS
Community Impact Summary: Excel
Financial Sustainability Income Summary: Excel
APPLICATION DEADLINE
on or before 11:59 pm, June 27, 2018
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be submitted through an on-line portal.
Instructions on how to apply can be found on Page 9 of the guidelines.
The on-line portal will be open for applications on Friday, April 6, 2018.
QUESTIONS
For more information or questions, please contact Rhonda F. Olisky via email at rhonda.olisky@ct.gov.