Education Resource grants assist in the facilitation of partnerships between Delaware’s schools, arts organizations and artists in providing standards-based arts learning experiences for pre-K-12 students statewide.
Donor Name: Delaware Division of the Arts
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Education Resource projects focus on ways that Delaware arts organizations can serve as resources to Delaware schools before, during, and after the school day through:
- student engagement in the arts during the school day (working with an arts specialist in the classroom for hands-on programs where students are actively participating in arts activities designed to deepen and broaden learning)
- extended-time arts programs in the schools before or after the school day (curriculum- and standard-based arts programs designed to give students additional opportunities to create, produce, and learn through the arts)
- integration of the arts with other content areas and arts disciplines to provide collaborations between the arts and classroom teachers to reach mutual objectives
- development and implementation of standards-based curriculum and/or assessment models/tools
Goals
The Division of the Arts has established three goals for Education Resource grants:
- Strengthen school-based arts education programs and activities that utilize the arts education resources of the Delaware arts community.
- Strengthen arts organizations’ capacity to provide arts resources for students and teachers in Delaware’s public schools.
- Encourage curricular programs with the potential to impact current and future instructional methods utilizing the arts.
Project Period
Funding awarded in the FY2024 grant cycle must be spent on projects taking place between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply for Education Resource funding:
- Nonprofit arts organizations with a commitment to arts learning, based and chartered in Delaware, that are eligible to apply for General Operating Support
- Delaware public schools with an established arts curriculum and staff, Pre-K through 12
- Delaware public school districts and/or consortia of public schools with an established arts curriculum and staff, Pre-K through 12
Please note the following restrictions:
- Only one Education Resource application from an arts organization or school as the lead applicant will be accepted each year.
- Education resource grants may not be used to meet compliance with state regulations/mandates. Education Resource projects are intended to augment, not supplant, existing arts programs in the school. Applicant school programs and practices must be in compliance with state arts education regulations and mandates and aligned to the Delaware Standards for Visual and Performing Arts.
- The Division will not accept applications through fiscal agents.
- No individual may compile or submit an application on behalf of an organization if that individual is a member or relative of a member of the Delaware State Arts Council or Division staff.
For more information, visit Education Resource (EDR).