Funding Opportunities and Competition

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting two notices of funding opportunities and one arts competition.


New $50M arts program will reach every San Francisco student
San Francisco Chronicle, September 28, 2006

Thanks to funding from a 2004 voter-approved initiative and the state, the San Francisco school system will offer a comprehensive district wide program in the visual and performing arts. Under the $50 million Arts Education Master Plan, due to be formally unveiled Thursday, every school will have an arts coordinator and receive a budget that can be used for such items as arts supplies, teachers or visiting artists. Read the article here.

Grants to Create and Implement Fine Arts Program
From the National Education Association (NEA) Foundation

Fine Arts grants are awarded to teachers, through local NEA affiliates, to enable them to create and implement fine arts programs that promote learning among students at risk of school failure. Programs must address the arts (painting, culpture, photography, music, theater, dance, design, media, or folk arts). Eligibility: members of the National Education Association teaching grades 6-12 working in a U.S. public secondary school serving economically disadvantaged students. Maximum Award: $2,000. Deadline: December 15, 2006. View the guidelines website.

NCCREST Art Contest
From NCCREST

The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems invites K-12 students and adults to submit artworks on the subject of the impact of race, class, and culture in our schools. The grand prize is $300 and a trip for two to Washington, D.C.; submissions are due October 31. For more information visit the NCCREST website.

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