Grants and Funding Opportunities

Grants and resources are available to arts and community organizations, schools, educators, teaching artists and more, in support of learning in, through and about the arts. Through the Arts Learning department at the Arizona Commission on the Arts, grants and resources support a range of arts learning activities taking place in a variety of settings and formats.

For Organizations and Schools

Visit Grants: Guides to download guidelines for all grant programs.

Arts Learning Grants: Descriptions and Eligibility

Arts Learning Grants for Schools

Who should apply?
Schools and school
districts.
Which fees are eligible expenses?
Grant funds can be used for artist fees, travel and per diem expenses for guest artist(s), supplies and participant travel.
What does this grant program support?
These projects focus on student learning and may additionally provide professional development services.
Is a match required?
Yes.
Funding Period
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Application Deadline
Cycle A: March 21, 2013
Cycle B: October 3, 2013

Arts Learning Grants for Organizations

Who should apply?
Social service and community organizations.
Which fees are eligible expenses?
Grant funds can be used for artist fees, travel and per diem expenses for guest artist(s), supplies and participant travel.
What does this grant program support?
These projects focus on lifelong learning and may additionally provide professional development services.
Is a match required?
Yes.
Funding Period
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Application Deadline
Cycle A: March 21, 2013
Cycle B: October 3, 2013

Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnerships

Who should apply?
Partnerships must include at least one school and one nonprofit arts organization or governmental entity; eligible schools must be Arizona “D” label schools (based on 2012-2013 accountability letter grade). Either partner may serve as the primary applicant.
Which fees are eligible expenses?
See the program guidelines.
What does this grant program support?
The primary focus of this initiative is on programs that strengthen teaching and learning in arts education and/or arts integration, and support ongoing school reform efforts.
Is a match required?
Yes; up to 50% of the matching funds may be made up of in-kind support.
Funding Period
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Deadlines
Letter of Interest: April 22, 2013
Formal Application: June 17, 2013

Fast-Track Grants

Visit Grants: Fast-Track Grants to download guidelines for each of these grant programs.

Professional Development Grants

Professional Development Grants provide funding to individual artists, arts administrators and arts educators for participation in artistic development and skills building activities or opportunities that contribute to professional growth and career development.

Other Funding Opportunities

Other Funding Resources (104Kb PDF)

This document provides a list of other potential funding opportunities for a variety of arts learning-related programming and expenses. This list is provided for the convenience of grant seekers and is not comprehensive.