NEA Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts

The summary for the NEA Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	NEA Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts
	CFDA Number:	45.024
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
	Federal Agency Name:	National Endowment for the Arts
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NEAPS0801
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 17, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 17, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2008 Proposal Receipt Deadline: May 30, 2008 The Arts Endowment requires organizations to submit their proposals electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the deadline date above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2008 Proposal Receipt Deadline: May 30, 2008 The Arts Endowment requires organizations to submit their proposals electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the deadline date above.
	Archive Date:	Jun 29, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$250,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
Grant Description: With the creation of national standards for arts learning in the 1990's, assessment of student learning in the arts has become critical for providers of arts instruction throughout the country. Through the Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awards millions of dollars each year to support arts education projects that include many forms of assessment designed to measure student learning and program effectiveness. Applicants are required to describe their assessment plans in their proposed projects. However, creating, identifying, and implementing effective assessment tools that support quality arts instruction can be a challenge. Arts educators who provide instruction in schools and communities are looking for models of assessment in all art forms. Through this project, the Arts Endowment seeks to collect and analyze information on current practices and trends in the assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts and to identify models that might be most effective in various learning environments. Upon completion of this project, the Arts Endowment may consider support for a followup project to disseminate the results gathered here broadly to the arts education field in ways that could help advance the state of student assessment in this country. Scope of Work The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to carry out this project. In brief, the Cooperator will: 1) Identify and review research, articles, publications, Web sites, and other resources and materials that focus on assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts that occurs in a variety of settings such as arts and cultural organizations; public, private, and charter schools; community organizations, etc. Supplement the literature review with other research as appropriate. 2) With input from leaders in the area of assessment of student learning, identify those forms of assessment (both formative and summative) that hold particular promise in various arts learning environments. 3) Develop a compendium of assessment practices showing the various environments in which particular methods and practices might be most effective. 4) Provide findings to the Arts Endowment in the form of a written report and Web site material. 5) Provide recommendations on ways in which the Arts Endowment can help improve the state of assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts. The Cooperator will work closely with the NEA Project Director on all phases of this project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/rfp/litaassessment.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Grants & Contracts Office Room 618 National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20506 Phone: (202) 682-5403 FAX: (202) 682-5626 Email: jacobsn@arts.gov

NEA Grants & Contracts Officer [jacobsn@arts.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • NEA GAP: Art Works 2, FY2012; • NEA Arts in Media, FY2012; • Opportunity 2011NEAOT; • Opportunity 2011NEA01CAFT; • Opportunity 2011NEA01AW1; • NEA Summer Schools in the Arts; • Shakespeare in American Communities Phase III; • Reading in America; • Opera Initiative to Military Bases; • Folk Arts Coordinator Peer Session