Statewide Community Re-grants Program- Arts Education Grant

Statewide Community Re-grants Program- Arts Education Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: CREATE Council on the Arts
Amount: Up to US $7,500
Last Updated: October 14, 2025

Summary

The Statewide Community Re-grants Program for Arts Education, administered by CREATE Council on the Arts, offers funding between $1,500 and $3,000 for arts education projects in Greene, Columbia, and Schoharie Counties. This initiative aims to enhance local cultural resources by supporting individual artists and nonprofit organizations in collaborative projects that engage communities through artistic learning, particularly in schools and community-based settings.

Overview

NOTE: All applicants must attend a seminar to increase chances of a competitive proposal and keep current with new guidelines. Applicants must attend a meeting in the county in which they are applying. Statewide Community Regrant Program Part of CREATE’s growing legacy has been administering grants through the SCR (Statewide Community Regrant) program since 1986. Funding is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) through the Decentralization Program and with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Legislature. These are intended to foster the continued development of local cultural resources and increase access to the Arts. We aim to assist individual artists, artist collectives and organizations in growing professionally and encourage enhancing the local cultural climates particularly in areas that are geographically isolated, economically disadvantaged or ethnically diverse. Arts Education In-School / After School and Community-Based Learning for All Ages Awarding grants of $1,500 and $3,000. The applicant of record for this program must be an individual teaching artist, collective, or a nonprofit organization in Greene, Columbia, and Schoharie Counties. Funds support arts education projects for closed-groups of learners and there are two types of closed-groups defined for this opportunity: public schools and community-based groups. All AE projects must be carried out in partnership with a public school or in partnership with an existing community-based group of learners including but not limited to a club, residents of a senior living facility, individuals receiving social services, or a camp. In all AE projects, emphasis is placed on the depth and quality of the process through which participants learn over a series (minimum of 3 sessions) focused on the exploration of an artistic discipline and process. See more guidelines on pages 13-16 here

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Supporting artists and arts organizations that are seeking to creatively engage their communities through projects in the arts in Columbia, Greene, and Schoharie Counties.Arts Education Grants Are Available For:Pre-K-12 Public School ProgramsIndividual or Collective Teaching Artists in partnership with a public school in the county they reside in. For out-of-county teaching artists, they must be fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit in the same county as the public school the program will serve.Nonprofit Organizations legally registered in the same county as the public school they are partnering with for this program.Community-Based Learning ProgramsIndividual or Collective Teaching Artists in partnership with a nonprofit through Fiscal Sponsorship or Community Partnership. Projects must take place in the same county as the fiscal sponsor or community partner.Fiscal Sponsorship: If the applicant works with a Fiscal Sponsor, that sponsor organization must issue you a 1099.Community Partnership: If working with a Community Partner you will be issued a 1099 from CREATE.Nonprofit Organizations legally registered in Columbia, Greene or Schoharie CountyAll applicants must be working with an eligible partner school for Public School (in-school and after-school) programs. For Community-based Learning programs, applicants must partner with a Fiscal Sponsor or Community Partner to apply. Lead applicants must be 18 years of age at the time of submission and may not be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree program.  Individual artists, groups or collectives, and unincorporated entities who are working with an eligible partner school (for public school programs) or eligible fiscal sponsor or community partner (for community-based learning programs). If an individual artist or unincorporated group is working with a public school that is out of their county of residence, the applicant must have a nonprofit fiscal sponsor in the county of the public school where the project is to take place.

Ineligibility

Schools may not directly apply for funding. This program does not fund:Projects involving home schools, private or parochial schools.Stand-alone assembly programs, single performances, or one-time visits to cultural institutions.Out of county field trips.Programs for which selected K-12 students are taken out of regular classes or are self-selected for participation.College-level courses, contests, or student performing groups.Direct NYSCA applicants are ineligible for an Arts Education grant in the same year.*Past grantees who have failed to submit required final reports to the Grant Coordinator.Consumable materials and expendable equipment that exceeds $1000 of the budget. (materials, expendable equipment, technology expenses, preparation/planning and training.)