Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth

Posted by on April 7, 2006

[posted RFP Bulletin]

National Endowment for the Arts Invites Applications for Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
Deadline: June 12, 2006

The National Endowment for the Arts offers the Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth to advance arts education for children and youth in school- or community-based settings.

This funding category supports in-depth, curriculum-based arts education experiences that occur over an extended period. Projects must provide participatory learning and engagement of students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art.

All projects must include the following: 1) the opportunity for students and their teachers to experience exemplary works of art, in live form wherever possible; 2) study of the art experienced, including the acquisition of skills for practicing the art form where appropriate; 3) the performance/making of art within the discipline(s) studied; and 4) student assessment according to national, state, or local arts education standards.

Learning in the Arts projects may take place in school or community-based settings and should focus on children and youth between the ages of 5 and 18.

Nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations in the U.S.; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes are eligible to apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the NEA.

Visit the NEA Web site for complete program information and application procedures.

RFP Link:
<a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001667/arts/gov">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001667/arts/gov</a>

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
<a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml</a>