Project Grants in Education (PGE) provide project-specific support to schools, nonprofit organizations, arts educators, and teaching artists to engage students in rich and meaningful artistic experiences in dedicated learning environments.
Donor Name: Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Proposed grants must be experiential and focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process. The grant strives to build the capacity of local teaching artists and nonprofit organizations, while offering students high-quality artistic learning experiences.
Project Priorities
A project is defined as a discrete set of connected activities with a distinct beginning and end. Projects can be one-time events such a festival, show, or exhibition, or a series such as a roster of classes, or thematically connected concerts, productions, or arts program.
This program prioritizes projects that:
- Are Pre-K-12 in-school projects.
- Authentically match students and school populations with teaching artists from shared cultural backgrounds and experiences.
- Center learners:
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- Of varying abilities.
- In non-traditional academic programs.
- Of Africana, Latina, Asian and Native American Diasporas (ALANDs).
- Or of economically disadvantaged status as defined by the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and encouraged by The National Endowment for the Arts and the RISCA Strategic Plan ‘20.
Funding Information
- Up to $10,000 for organizations.
- Up to $3,000 for individuals.
Grant Period
Funding period supports project occurring between July 1 and June 30, the State’s Fiscal Year.
Who Can Apply?
- Pre-K-12 schools based in Rhode Island (public, public charter, private, alternative, special education schools, career, and technical centers).
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit or fiscally sponsored organizations based in Rhode Island.
- Arts educators and teaching artists in partnership with a Rhode Island-based school.
For more information, visit RISCA.