The Creative Start Project Grant supports projects that engage preschool to 3rd grade students in arts integrated learning.
Donor Name: Washington State Arts Commission
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Creative Start Project is a one-year grant prioritizes the students’ creative, academic, and social emotional growth. It supports collaborations between early learning educators, schools, families, arts specialists, teaching artists, and organizations. Proposed projects should increase culturally relevant student learning in and through the arts. Eligible projects must be accessible to the public.
Funding Information
- Single-Site: $5,000 – $10,000
- Multi-Site: $10,000 – $20,000
- Grant funded activities: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Eligible Projects
- Projects that focus on PreK-grade 3 students
- Projects that focus on arts integration: teaching and learning that connects an arts discipline with non-arts curriculum in a way that meets standards and objectives for both
- In-school and/or out-of-school projects that strategically increase public access to arts integration for PreK-grade 3 students
- Projects that focus on sequential arts integration teaching and learning (not one-time arts experiences/performances/assemblies, product creation without links to student learning outcomes).
Eligibility Criteria
Any Washington State:
- Head Start, ECEAP, public school, school district, or Educational Service District (ESD)
- Tribal, state, or municipal government agency
- Non-profit organization with 501(c) (3) status.
For more information, visit WSAC.