NYSCA’s grant programs
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) offers an array of programs that provide funding to the arts-in-education community. NYSCA's Arts in Education Program funds organizations partnering with schools to develop arts-in-education programs in New York State schools. Applicants are required to apply with school partners.

All NYSCA programs have a registration deadline of March 1. Applicants must register by this date in order to apply. Upcoming programs are Empire State Partnerships (ESP) Project-based Planning, ESP Project-based Implementation, ESP School-wide Arts Planning, ESP School-wide Arts Implementation, ESP Dissemination, General Program Support, Services to the Field, and the Local Capacity Building Regrant program. For full information on eligibility and how to apply, visit www.nysca.org.

Partners for Arts Education’s art$TART grants
Partners for Arts Education offers mini-grants of up to $2,500 to public and private K-12 schools in Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties. The grants, funded by NYSCA, are intended to foster partnerships between schools and community artists and cultural organizations so that schools are able to better integrate the arts into their curriculum.

Participating schools are required to provide matching funds in a combination of cash and in-kind resources. Funds may come from a variety of sources, such as PTOs, fundraisers, and professional development budgets. Applications are due on October 28 for winter and spring partnerships. For complete information on how to apply, call 315.234.9911 or visit www.arts4ed.org.

Partners for Arts Education’s Technical Assistance Program
Partners for Arts Education’s Technical Assistance Program makes grants to New York State teaching artists, schools, and nonprofit cultural organizations. These subsidies, which range from between $100 and $1,000, are to be used for travel fees, teaching artist or consultant fees, or professional development opportunities that develop, enhance, and/or evaluate arts education programs benefiting K-12 students.

All New York State schools, school districts, and nonprofit cultural organizations are eligible to apply. New York State-based teaching artists who have been residents of the state for at least a year before the application date and are not matriculated in a degree program are also eligible. Applications must be emailed on or before the deadline day. The next deadline is November 1. For complete information on how to apply, call 315.234.9911 or visit www.arts4ed.org.

The Brooklyn Arts Council’s Arts in Education Regrant Program
The Brooklyn Arts Council’s Arts in Education Regrant Program supports partnerships between Brooklyn-based schools and teaching artists or cultural organizations. Grants range from $750 to $2,500.

Partnerships should focus on interdisciplinary or integrated study for pre-K through 12th grade students. All grants must be matched and a school partner must contribute an amount equaling at least 50% of the grant request. All applications must come via a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor and from partnerships, as opposed to individuals. Applicants must attend one free information seminar. The deadline for application is November 30. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.briconline.org.

The Surdna Foundation’s Arts Teachers Fellowship Program
The Surdna Foundation’s Arts Teachers Fellowship Program supports the artistic revitalization of public arts high schools. Fellows are granted awards of $5,000 to design courses of study based on their own creative work. The Surdna Foundation also awards $1,500 to each fellow’s school to support post-fellowship activities.

Applicants must be permanently assigned a full- or part-time position as an arts faculty member in a specialized public arts high school, must have been teaching for at least five years, and must plan to continue as an arts teacher during their application year. The application deadline is November 18. For complete guidelines and application information, visit www.surdna.org.

*Photo on Table of Contents page shows bookmaker and art professor Nancy Callahan leading participants in a collaborative bookmaking project at the 2005 Summer Seminar.
(Photo: Lorenzo Ciniglio)
(Caption text: Philip Alexander)