Deadline: 01-Apr-21
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has launched the Project Grants in Education for Individuals.
The Project Grants in Education for Individuals to provide program support to artists and cultural organizations collaborating with schools and other educational entities, in order to: Increase access to high quality curriculum-based arts learning for all RI students; foster the professional development of arts educators; engage families and community members in arts learning for students; help to ensure that all RI students are able to demonstrate proficiency in one or more artistic disciplines upon graduation.
In order to qualify for PGA support, your project must:
- Be a pilot program, a completely new initiative.
- Be at least 10 sequential days of service in an education setting.
- Identify RI Teaching Artists or arts organizations as partners. No out of state artists or organizations will be funded and applications that do not name artists or organizational partners will not be considered. This person can be the applicant.
- Include a project timeline or preliminary schedule.
- Use the budget template provided.
Funding Information
The maximum grant award in this category is $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be a United States citizen or Green Card holder and a current, legal resident of the State of Rhode Island.
- You must have established legal residence in Rhode Island for a minimum of twelve consecutive months prior to the date of application and you must be a current legal resident of the State of Rhode Island at the time that grant funds are disbursed. Rhode Island State Law (§44-30-5) defines a “resident” as someone “who is domiciled in this state” or “who is not domiciled in this state but maintains a permanent place of abode in this state and is in this state for an aggregate of more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days of the taxable year. If an individual selected for a grant award is no longer a resident of the State of Rhode Island when funds are to be disbursed, the grant award may be withdrawn.
- You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
- Students attending high school or students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in an arts discipline or an arts-related subject area at the time of application may not apply.
For more information, visit https://risca.online/grants/project-grants-in-education-for-individuals/