Summer Schools in the Arts

The summary for the Summer Schools in the Arts grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Summer Schools in the Arts: To raise the quality and availability of arts education in communities nationwide, the Arts Endowment created the Summer Schools in the Arts program. This program supports rigorous, challenging summer arts education programs that enable children and youth to acquire knowledge and skills in the arts as well as gain lifelong interests in the arts and culture. Summer arts education programs offer several advantages for quality arts learning by providing: Challenging and engaging arts education opportunities during the summer. Immersion experiences where students spend consecutive hours each day for multiple weeks. Comprehensive arts instruction that otherwise would not be available because of limited resources. A summer school in the arts is one that: Provides summer instruction in one or more arts disciplines. Offers a comprehensive curriculum where participants actively create and/or perform as well as respond to the arts. Culminates in public performances, exhibitions, or other demonstrations of the participants' achievements in the arts. Measures the extent to which students gain knowledge and skills according to national, state, or local arts education standards through pre- and post-assessment tests. Offers instruction to the same group of students over a minimum of 90 contact hours. May provide free or subsidized tuition for students of limited financial resources. Serves children and youth generally between the ages of 5 and 18. As part of this program, grantees will be required to participate in an evaluation and assessment training workshop. Each organization will send at least one person - either the project director or evaluator - to attend a one-day session in Washington, DC.