Deadline: 1-Apr-25
The Nevada Arts Council is offering Arts Learning Project Grant designed to support arts learning programming, teaching artists residencies, and teacher/teaching artists training.
These arts learning activities provide unique opportunities for students and people of all ages to work with practicing artists. Funds must be used for conducting group lessons/workshops (in-person or online/virtual) and/or educational performances at schools or community facilities. Funds may be used to support the execution of one activity/project or a series of related activities.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: Up to $7,000
- Grant funds may only be used for the following:
- Teaching artist fees
- Production artist fees (including directors, videographers, costume designers, lighting designers, etc.)
- Materials/supplies
- Facility rental fees
- Equipment relevant to project – up to $1,000 (including video cameras, microphones, software, video communication subscriptions, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit Organizations:
- Open to eligible nonprofit organizations that conduct arts education programming regardless of whether arts education is their primary mission
- Must be based in Nevada
- Must have federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Must have active incorporation status with the Nevada Secretary of State
- Must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Non-profit organizations on the Nevada Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster may apply for either the Arts Learning Project Grant or the Arts Learning Express Grant, not both
- Organizations located in states that border Nevada may apply if the majority of the project (at least 75%) serves Nevada communities, and all awarded funds are used to support Nevada communities
- Public Institutions (including federally recognized tribes, state or local government, schools, public libraries, and institutions of higher education):
- Must be based in Nevada
- Agencies that exist within the same governmental entity are eligible to apply independently when they have different/distinct mission statements and their own separate advisory boards. Multiple departments/facilities within one agency may not apply independently
- Colleges/universities are limited to no more than one grant to the same academic department
- Individual schools and libraries within the same district/system may apply independently as long as they have their own budget and facility.
- An entity may receive an Arts Learning Project Grant and an Operating Support Grant in the same fiscal year but may not receive any other Nevada Arts Council grants during that fiscal year.
For more information, visit Nevada Arts Council.
