Deadline: 02-Jul-20
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) invites applications from qualified arts, humanities, arts education, and service organizations for its Fiscal Year 2021 Arts/Humanities Education Project (AHEP) grant program.
The Arts/Humanities Education Project (AHEP) Grant supports exemplary programs in arts and/or humanities education to students in grades pre-K to 12 and to teachers, educational staff and teaching artists of DCPS and DCPCS schools delivered by qualified non-profit arts, humanities, arts education, and service organizations.
The AHEP grant will not offset the responsibilities of DCPS or DCPCS schools in providing their students with an excellent education, but will support projects that enhance the learning that is already in place. Grant award funds cover expenses made only within CAH’s Fiscal Year 2021.
Objectives
By making its AHEP grant awards, CAH endeavors to meet the following goals:
- Provide access to high-quality arts and humanities experiences that work to advance student academic achievement in the District of Columbia;
- Strengthen the value of an arts and humanities education as a critical component of a student’s broader education; and
- Support activities that are consistent with local and national learning standards for arts and humanities education, including the current state standards in non-arts content areas, where appropriate.
Categories
Grants are competitive and applications are reviewed in cohorts based on the following qualifying project categories:
- In-School Projects: Defined as those that take place within the traditional school day and may include: artist residencies; field trips; and arts integration opportunities. Projects must connect to curricula standards and instructional programs occurring in the schools. Assessment and evaluation criteria should emphasize an intentional and comprehensive design.
- Out-of-School-Time Projects: Defined as those that take place in the after-school, weekend and/or summer hours. They may take place on school premises, but are often facilitated by non-school arts and/or humanities providers. Priority is given to projects that engage participants multiple times throughout the year.
- Professional Development Projects: These include high-quality training opportunities for educators that enhance their skills in an arts discipline or in the integration of standards-based arts and/or humanities instruction with non-arts academic content. The project must target classroom educators, instructional staff, or teaching artists providing services at a DC public or public charter school. Applications may also include components of technological support to assist in the delivery of virtual arts and humanities experiences and for the purposes of data collection and analysis.
Eligibility Criteria
Prior to submitting applications, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally-designated tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as evidenced by an IRS determination letter that is dated at least one year prior to the application deadline date;
- Be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District as either a “Domestic” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in another state);
- Ensure that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the organization’s activities occur within the District of Columbia;
- Ensure that one hundred percent (100%) of the grant award dollars are used to support District of Columbia personnel and programming;
- Have an active Board of Directors;
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of the following agencies:
- District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs’ (DCRA) – Corporations Division (indicating an “active” business license status at the time of application, and agreeing to maintain such status throughout the grant period);
- District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR);
- District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES); and
- United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Obtain certification of ”Citywide Clean Hands” (CCH) from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue;
- Have a principal business office address that is located in the District of Columbia, subject to an on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address).
Applicants restricted from applying include:
- Arts and humanities organizations with a majority of their constituents who reside outside of the District of Columbia;
- Public charter schools and Parent Teacher Organizations/Associations;
- Private clubs and organizations that prohibit membership based upon race, gender, color, religion, or any other class identified in the District of Columbia Human Rights Act;
- Individuals;
- Organizations that require “fiscal agents”; for-profit organizations; private foundations; political organizations; colleges; universities; foreign governments; federal government entities; and other District of Columbia government agencies, including DC Public Schools;
- Recipients (or intended recipients) of a CAH FY 2021 General Operating Support (GOS) grant who do not dedicate the majority of their programming services and organizational budget to children and youth; and
- Organizations submitting an application whose content is combined with the application of another organization. Proposed projects must be “stand-alone” projects.
For more information, visit https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/1480271