Each
year YAMD secures thousands of dollars in individual donations
and grants to directly subsidize programs in schools and
communities with limited resources.
MSAC
AIE Performing Arts Grants
Each year the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) awards Young
Audiences of Maryland several thousand Arts In Education
(AIE) grant dollars. This money can be used to subsidize up
to 1/3 of the cost of a program by a MSAC approved performing
artist. Both public and private schools are eligible for funding.
These funds can only be used for performances, and not workshops
or artist-in-residence programs. YAMD targets this money to
underserved areas, which include Title I or rural schools,
and limits sites to two program subsidies.
MSAC
AIE Artist-in-Residence Grants
Every year MSAC provides schools with AIE grants to support
artist-in-residence programs. These applications are usually
available at www.msac.org each Spring and are due to MSAC
in early June. YAMD staff will help you identify artists who
are MSAC approved and will help you facilitate the grant writing
process. These grants can subsidize up to 40% of the cost
of a YAMD artist-in-residence program!
Foundations
and Individuals
Each year Young Audiences partners with several generous individuals
and foundations to make our programs accessible. While many
of our donors have specific sites that they wish to sponsor,
if you are in-need of funding to bring one of our programs
to your area, please contact us. We may be able to help.
Below
is a list of places to look for funding for your arts
education programs:
Title
I Officers: Under NCLB, Title I, Part A funds
can be used by local education agencies to improve the
educational achievement of disadvantaged students through
the arts.
Title
II Officers: Portions
of Title II funds can support partnerships that include
nonprofit, cultural-arts organizations.
Your
PTA: Many PTAs are willing to raise money or
already have money allocated to support arts enrichment
activities.
Local
Foundations: Many local grant makers (i.e., The
Baltimore Community Foundation) make grants to organizations
that serve children and families through the arts.
Businesses: Corporations
such as Target, Bank of America, Starbucks and Wal-mart
offer grants to schools. Visit their community relations
page on their website or stop by a local branch/store to
ask how to apply for a grant.
Local
Arts Councils: County arts councils usually offer
grants to schools to support arts-based programming.
Maryland
State Arts Council: Maryland State Arts Council
offers many grants to make quality arts and arts education
accessible to Maryland students. http://www.msac.org/
National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Two giving areas
for the NEA include Access to Artistic Excellence and
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. http://www.arts.gov/federal.html
Grants.gov: Grants.gov
allows organizations to electronically find and apply for
competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making
agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over
900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making
agencies. http://www.grants.gov/
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