FY25 Arts in Education Community Grant Program
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Arts in Education Program Grant Overview
The Arts In Education grant program provides project support to artists, arts educators, and organizations in Prince George's County that provide high-quality arts and cultural activities to youth in educational settings from kindergarten through high school. It will fund a variety of projects for K-12 grade students, with a preference for programs serving children in grades 4 - 12 (middle and high school students). Project or residency must serve Prince George’s County Public School students, and students in approved charter, homeschool or private schools in grades K-12 in school or community settings.
There are five program areas of support and projects may include, but are not limited to; arts instruction, arts integration improvements, artist in residency, in-school performances, field trip experiences, arts integration curriculum development, creative placemaking, as well as professional development. An emphasis should be placed on providing inclusive sequential instruction, where appropriate, to deepen student or staff learning about the subject and experience, which can be curriculum-based, and/or related school wide student/teacher enrichment priorities such as socio-emotional learning, health, students with diverse needs and leadership development. The Arts in Education Program will not offset the responsibilities of each school or educational organization in providing its students an excellent education but will support projects that enhance the learning experience that is already occurring.
Maximum Award for Organizations and Individuals: $5000
DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2025 at 11:59PM via Submittable Grant Portal
Information Session: Tuesday January 7, 2025 5:30PM - CLICK LINK TO REGISTER:
Download a PDF of FULL Guidelines and Application HERE (PLEASE READ ALL REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
ELIGIBILITY:
Individuals MUST:
- Be artists or arts professionals aged 18 or older;
- Have residency or active studio in Prince George’s County (for at least six months prior to application) proof of residency required;
- Residency must serve Prince George’s County Public Schools students and students in approved charter, homeschool or private school in grades Kindergarten through 12.
- Be in good standing with PGAHC. Applicants with incomplete or delinquent reports, in any funding program, as of the date of the grant application, are ineligible to receive an additional award from PGAHC in FY2024.
Organizations MUST:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit, with a designated tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as incorporated within the State of Maryland;
- Have their Federal and Maryland tax exempt status (subject to PGAHC verification) in good standing for one year prior to the application deadline;
- Have principal offices that are located in Prince George’s County, as documented by the address on the organization’s official 990 document. PO Boxes may not be used as a primary business address;
- Have a demonstrated commitment to provide arts and humanities programs to the residents of Prince George’s County. At least fifty-one percent (51%) of scheduled arts activities occur in Prince George’s County;
- Be in good standing with PGAHC. Applicants with incomplete or delinquent reports, in any funding program, as of the date of the grant application, are ineligible to receive an additional award from PGAHC in FY2024.
- Are NOT colleges, universities, Prince George’s County government agencies, excluding Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), which are prohibited from applying for any PGAHC grants.
In-School Auxiliary Organizations, Teachers and Parent-Teacher Associations are eligible to apply for a specific school program, including home schools. Funding may not be attributed to school personnel, faculty and/or general art supplies or equipment unrelated to project.
NEW: UEI Number Required for Applicant Organizations to Community Grants Program
The PGAHC Community Grants Program now requires that all organizations applying for funding from PGAHC to have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov in alignment with requirements from the National Endowment for the Arts. PGAHC strongly encourages all applicant organizations without a UEI, who plan to apply for a grant, to apply for your UEI number as soon as possible before the deadline. For further information about obtaining your new UEI, access the Quick Start Guide.
INDIVIDUALS applying for PGAHC funding do NOT need to create a UEI.
CATEGORIES:
Funding is distributed in five categories: School-Based Projects including Virtual Projects, Artist in Residency Projects, Community-Based Projects, Public Art Partnership Projects and Professional Development. Funds are awarded to artists, arts educators and nonprofits that demonstrate a significant and positive impact on student academic achievement through increased arts and cultural access.
School-Based Projects take place during the traditional school day for students, in classrooms or at an outside venue. Activities must directly benefit Prince George’s County Public School students, or other approved charter and private school students, and directly connect to curricula standards and instructional programs occurring at those schools. Evaluation criteria for School-Based Programs emphasize strong curriculum-based design.
Artist in Residency Projects are participatory, standards-based learning experiences led by a teaching artist during the regular school day with the support and active engagement of the classroom teacher. The teaching artist(s) work with the same group of students for a minimum of five (5) classroom sessions and collaborate with the classroom teacher before and throughout the residency to ensure the lessons are aligned with classroom curriculum or school priorities in socio-
Community-Based Projects take place outside of the traditional school day, such as at after-school, weekend or summer programs and events. Programs may be associated with schools, community-based settings, creative placemaking initiatives, arts or cultural institutions, or cultural exchange programs.
Public Art Partnership Projects directly engage Prince George’s County permanent or temporary public art installations. Students will participate in a hands on program designed through collaboration with lead artist or classroom teacher.
Professional Development Projects include conference attendance/related fees, and accessing or implementation of high quality artistic training opportunities for educators working in public education settings. Trainings must build skills capacity for the development, or enhancement of arts disciplines and/or integration of standards-based arts instruction with non-arts academic content. Applicants must reside and teach in Prince George’s County. The Arts In Education Program has a no matching requirement for individuals. For organizations excluding public schools, there will be a 1:1 cash-matching requirement, designed to assist fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. 50% of the match may be in-kind support.
NOTE:
IMPORTANT Information for Non-Resident AIE Vendors: Applicant schools, utilizing non-county venders to provide arts education services to the school in their application, must clearly provide evidence of using Prince George’s County artists / teaching artists. Applicant schools must clearly define in the submitted budgets how much artists are being paid. (Rate, flat fee, total number of hours, and total percentage of budget)
All applicants are strongly encouraged to utilize Prince George’s County artists in programs, unless the program is utilizing talent or instructors not readily available in the area of expertise.
Funding Restrictions;
Examples of allowable costs for Arts in Education Programs:
• Teaching artists and art consultants;
• Salaries for arts educators for nonprofit organizations
• Materials, supplies and small equipment purchases that are directly related to project implementation;
• Travel and transportation directly related to project implementation.
Examples of unallowable costs for Arts In Education programs:
• Overhead or administrative costs unrelated to the proposed project;
• Entertainment costs such as food and beverages, receptions and fundraisers;
• Scholarships/fellowships, student stipends, or contests;
• Purchase of equipment that exceeds 25% of the total grant award
Please contact Sherri Bryant-Moore at smoore@pgahc.org or additional questions or information. Please include "FY25 Arts in Education Grant" in the subject line.