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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Summary
This Arts in Education (AIE) Program component provides support for specific projects that advance the goal of the arts as an essential component of PreK-12 curriculum. Projects must seek to establish, expand or advance arts education as defined by the Alabama State Department of Education in the Alabama Course of Study: Arts Education. Curriculum-based Projects include educational programming with sequential learning for PreK-12 students, with activities connected to an organized curriculum.
Projects may include classes, workshops, consultants, guest artists, performances, exhibits, professional development, residencies and activities designed to advance the quality of arts curriculum in PreK-12 schools. Grant funds must be used for projects that promote learning in and through the arts, including comprehensive sequential arts instruction and/or arts integration. Grant funds may be applied toward consumable materials only as they relate to the implementation of a specific project. Funds may not be requested for administration, materials or supplies not specific to the proposed project, band uniforms or instruments. Applicants may receive funding for the same project no more than three times within a five-year period.
Schools must apply with the district as the applicant organization. A principal and the CSFO for the district must be added as collaborators to authorize the application and provide digital signatures. Curriculum-Based Project Grants require example lesson plans and documentation of standards-based materials. Curriculum-Based Grant applicants are encouraged to connect with the Artistic Literacy Consortium (ALC) Collaborative sites. These Council on the Arts partners provide networking with local arts education resources, professional development support, and encouragement for increased access to arts education across Alabama.
History of Funding
None is available.
Additional Information
Eligible expenses and activities can be found on page 4-5 at https://arts.alabama.gov/PDF/Guidelines/FY2024Guidelines.pdf
Proposals will be judged according to planning, educational benefits, and inclusion. Please refer to the rubric provided for the Evidence of Excellence guidance in how to include specific information on the general egrant form at https://arts.alabama.gov/PDF/Rubrics/Evidence_CBProjects.pdf
All Curriculum-Based Project Grant applicants must also complete the additional narrative in Section K: Arts in Education Supplemental Information. This form is a download at the bottom of the Project Narrative Tab of the eGrant and must be uploaded into the egrant before submitting. It requires the creation of a logic model. For instructions on how to complete this form please refer to Section K Instructions at https://arts.alabama.gov/PDF/Rubrics/Section_K_Instructions.pdf
Applicants are required to submit supporting documentation, including a complete and detailed schedule of planned activities, artist or group contracts or letters of intent, artist resumes, and samples of curriculum materials, such as lesson plans, that illustrate the use of arts content standards, objectives and assessments. No more than 10 pages of support materials (one sided) will be sent to reviewers. You may include in your support materials links to websites, and YouTube sound and/or video links.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are:
- Public and private schools.
- Note: Applications from public schools must list the school district as the organization, rather than the school building. The district CSFO and building principal are required collaborators on the digital application.
- Professional teachers' associations.
- Arts or community 501(c)(3) organizations partnering with schools and teachers.
- Note: Proposals with activities in partnership with a school must include a school administrator as a collaborator
Current Grantees are eligible to apply, however, funds for any additional grant awards are disbursed only after final reports from the prior fiscal year (FY23) are completed and approved. Organizations and Project Directors with past due final reports from any previous year are ineligible to apply until all incomplete forms are submitted and approved.
Deadline Details
A letter of intent to apply was due on February 1, 2023. Applications are accepted during these submission windows:
- April 1 through June 1, 2023 – For activities occurring between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024.
- July 1 through September 1, 2023 – For activities occurring between January 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
Deadlines are promptly at 5 pm on the last day of the application window. It is highly recommended that applicants seek advice and support from the Arts in Education Program Manager when applying for Curriculum-Based Project Grants.
Award Details
Curriculum-based Project Grant applications may request between $1,000 and $10,000. The Grantee is required to provide for eligible expenses that are equal to, or greater than, the amount of the grant award. The dollar-for-dollar matching expenses may be entirely paid for with cash, or as a combination of cash and donated or discounted goods and services. Title 1 schools are not required to provide matching expenses. All expenses and income included in the budget must be within the project period and limited to items directly related to the activities of the project. Project period is October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024.
Note: Requests greater than $5,000 require a signed and notarized Disclosure Form – uploaded to the online request and physically received in the Council on the Arts offices within a week of the application window closing date. Public PreK-12 schools are exempt from this requirement.
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