SCAC: District Arts Support Grants

SCAC: District Arts Support Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: South Carolina Arts Commission
Amount: Up to US $50,000
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The SCAC District Arts Support Grants provide essential funding of up to $25,000 per year for two years to South Carolina school districts. These grants aim to promote standards-based arts education, ensuring that creative writing, dance, music, theatre, media arts, and visual arts are integral to daily instruction. Priority is given to districts with fewer ABC schools and those without ABC grant recipients, fostering an inclusive arts curriculum across the state.

Overview

District Arts Support Grants Purpose This grant supports school districts committed to implementing standards-based arts curricula and making the arts an integral part of the basic curriculum and daily classroom instruction. Arts disciplines are creative writing, dance, music, theatre, media arts, and visual art. Funding Up to $25,000 per year for two (2) yearsMatching Requirement: 2:1 (grantee:SCAC)

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The applicant must be a school district in South Carolina. The applicant district must have a school board-approved Three-Year District Arts Education Strategic Plan for the inclusion of all six arts disciplines in their school day curriculum. The three-year plan should project through the proposed two-year grant cycle or longer, meaning it must include at least the next two school years, and either the preceding or following school year. The applicant district must have a designated district arts coordinator with appropriate experience in the six arts disciplines, who has responsibility for arts curricula and professional learning of district arts educators. The district arts coordinator must work at least part-time exclusively at the district level. A classroom teacher or other school-based employee with the additional title of district arts coordinator would not fulfill the arts coordinator requirement unless they have a reduced classroom-load to work half-time at the district level. In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award. Learn about the new grant requirement: Unique Entity ID (UEI)If an applicant organization is using a fiscal agent/receiver, separate UEI numbers must be provided for both the applicant organization and the fiscal agent/receiver. Exceptions to separate UEI numbers are organizations run by a local government or a school district.All grant activities must be rooted in the district’s Arts Education Strategic Plan. Eligible expense categories for this grant are limited to the following:Professional development, consultancies, and comprehensive planning related to arts education Subgranting to arts teachers Supplies, materials, equipment for arts classrooms Residencies and teaching artists Performances and field trips District-wide arts showcases and competitions

Ineligibility

Non-allowable expenses:food, beverages, alcohol, catering servicesFunds from another SCAC grant may not be used as matching funds. Federal funding may not be used as matching funds.Applicants may submit only one application per deadline.