Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG) -- Distinguished Arts Program (DAP) 2023–24
Schools and districts develop and submit one-year arts initiatives that support quality arts education programs and include all arts forms over a three-year strategic plan.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $40,000
- Location
- South Carolina
- Exhibition window
- Jul 1, 2023 → May 30, 2024
About
Overview
The Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG) assists schools and districts in developing and implementing arts initiatives that support quality arts education programs and significantly improve student achievement in the arts. DAP grants provide funds for one-year projects.
Eligibility
All South Carolina K-12 public schools and school districts are eligible to apply. Each applicant may apply for only one grant type—either an Equitable Arts Advancement Program (EAAP) grant or a DAP grant.
Funding
- Total funding available: $700,000
- Maximum DAP award to a school district: $40,000
- Maximum DAP award to a school: $18,000
Key Dates
- Application due date: June 30, 2023
- Project term: July 1, 2023, through May 30, 2024
- Technical assistance session: May 18, 2023 (recording available from program contacts)
Requirements
Successful DAP applications must indicate in the strategic arts plan that the applicant will include all arts forms—dance, music, theatre, and visual arts—over a three-year period of their strategic arts plan.
How to Apply
Submit an online application with budget summary and narrative using the provided forms.
Contact
- Roger Simpson: 803-734-0715, [email protected]
- L. Monique Curry: 803-734-3461, [email protected]
- Award
- DAP grants: maximum $40,000 to a school district; maximum $18,000 to a school
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Theme
- Arts initiatives that support quality arts education programs and significantly improve student achievement in the arts, incorporating dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.
- Eligibility
- All South Carolina K-12 public schools and school districts are eligible; each applicant may apply for only one grant type (EAAP or DAP).
- Audience
- South Carolina K-12 public schools and school districts
- Contact
- [email protected]
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