Grant Resources for Arts Programs

Many resources are available to help subsidize the costs of an arts education program. Please contact the Columbus Area Arts Council with any questions.

LOCAL GRANTS MAKING:

Region 9 Grants
· Mini grants- Through the Mini-Grants program the Columbus Area Arts Council offers support for new and existing arts activities produced or presented by non-profit organizations in the counties of Bartholomew, Decatur, Dearborn, Franklin, Jackson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland. This program awards matching funds up to $1000.

· Arts Project Support (APS). This type of grant provides funding to Indiana arts and non-arts organizations to support a distinct aspect of the organization's arts activities such as a one-time event, a single production, an exhibition, an educational seminar, or series of related arts activities, such as art classes of training sessions.

Application deadline: March 2005 for projects dated July 2005-June 2006.
Contact Jeff Kuehl, Region 9 Coordinator, for more information.
(812) 376-2535

Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation Grants
Any Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation professional staff member may submit an application. Priority will be given to funding projects which meet the following criteria:
a) innovative educational programs that impact students, and maximize learning for the education system.
b) educational programs that relate to departmental curricular goals, and
c) the amount requested in $1500 or less.
Deadlines October 1 and February 1.
Contact the School Foundation for more information at 376-4234 or visit the website at www.bcsc.k12.in.us/sf/.

Columbus Area Arts Council Mini-Grants
The Arts Council offers these mini-grants with funds raised through its annual United Arts Fund Drive. Mini-Arts Project Grants provide support for arts projects that have an impact on arts expansion in the greater Columbus six-county region.  Contact the Arts Council for more information at 812.376.2539.

OTHER GRANTS RESOURCES:

VSA arts of Indiana
Grants for VSA trained artists-in-residence are available through the state office. Contact the Columbus Area Arts Council with questions.
www.vsai.org

eSchool News School Funding Center
Information on up-to-the-minute grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding.
www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding

SchoolGrants.org
This is a comprehensive website full of information from federal to local grant opportunities. It provides help with grant writing, fund raising, and a variety of other helpful tools.
www.schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm

National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts web site is a good source for grant opportunities, publications, and other resources. 

www.arts.gov.

National Art Education Foundation
Foundation grants are made to NAEA members only. Foundation programs are listed on the site.
www.naea-reston.org/programs-educationfound.html

Mockingbird Foundation: Music Education
MFI offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that affect improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. The programmatic focus is music education for children.
www.mockingbirdfoundation.org