Arts in Education Collaboration Grant

Arts in Education Collaboration Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North Dakota Council on the Arts
Amount: Up to US $6,000
Last Updated: March 18, 2026

Summary

The Arts in Education Collaboration Grant offers up to $6,000 to support collaborative projects that enhance arts education for K-12 students in North Dakota. It encourages partnerships among schools, arts organizations, and community resources to increase access to quality arts education. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and public entities located in North Dakota. The program aims to address barriers to arts education and support sustainable, participatory learning experiences for students.

Overview

Arts in Education Collaboration is a grant program that provides up to $6,000 to arts organizations, schools, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to build collaborations and community partnerships in order to increase access to high quality, sustained arts education for K-12 students in North Dakota. This includes collaborations between teachers or departments within a school, between multiple schools within a district, between multiple rural school districts, between a school and community arts resource (teaching artists or arts organizations) nonprofit, or for-profit organization. Projects may take place in-school (during regular school hours), after-school, during summer sessions, and during professional development in-services. Applicants may receive only one NDCA Arts in Education Collaboration grant or Artist in Residence grant per fiscal year. Considerations North Dakota Council on the Arts AIEC grant program addresses a core vision that all students have access to high quality arts education. The AIEC grant program asks applicants to consider: What is standing in way of “arts for every student” in their K-12 schools? What steps can be taken to address this challenge? Program Goals North Dakota school and district leadership, arts organizations, and community members are focused on providing students and teachers with increased access to K-12 quality arts education.Encourage and support arts education partnerships, so that partnership foundations will be strengthened, and work can be sustained into the future.Support identification and implementation of the “first steps” towards a vision of high quality, sustainable arts education programming.Support initiatives that incorporate a core strategy for working towards long-term, self-sustaining, participatory, and meaningful arts learning experiences for students.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be one of the following:Federally tax-exempt nonprofit arts organizationFederally tax-exempt non-arts nonprofit organization - Arts budgets must be isolated from the larger entity’s budget.Public Entity such as a unit of state, local, or tribal governmentPublic and non-public schoolsFiscally sponsored groups with arts projects - A fiscally sponsored group must be comprised of at least three people, have an advisory committee of at least three people that is responsible for oversight of project and grant funds, and a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit.All Applicants Must:Be physically located in North Dakota, Moorhead, MN, or East Grand Forks, MN;Have majority of arts programming, services, or activities take place in North Dakota;Primarily serve and engage North Dakota audiences and participants.This Program Funds:Fees for teaching artists (including travel expenses)Fees for an arts education consultant or provider of professional development (includingtravel expenses)Fee for a project coordinatorAdministrative fees, including printing costs for lesson plans or other documents, and other administrative costs related to project planning and delivery. Administrative fees may not exceed 10% of the total requested amountFees for professional performing arts groups, student tickets, and transportation expenses for exhibitions and performances when there is a clear connection to the overall arts learning plan. Materials and supplies required for lesson/project implementationFees for performance or exhibition space.

Ineligibility

This Program Does NOT Fund:Strictly field trip or performance-based activitiesProposals that seek to supplant arts programs, curriculum or arts educators in schoolsRegular salaries for employees of schools, districts or educational cooperativesIndividual professional development activitiesTravel outside of the state of North DakotaFees for out-of-state contractors, unless prior approval is received from the program officer.