Arts in ND Afterschool Funding Interest 2024-2025

The ND Afterschool Network, in collaboration with ND Council on the Arts, is pleased to offer funding to afterschool and other out-of-school time programs ranging from $500 - 2,000 to increase opportunities for students in grades K-12 to engage in arts programming during the 2024-2025 school year.

Funding Priorities:

- Provide meaningful arts engagement through community involvement and partnerships.

- Think creatively about your activity or project.

- Projects can include a wide variety of arts, including visual, performance, photography, filmmaking, design, music, architecture, and more.

- Proposed activities must include direct engagement with an artists or arts institution, which may include a teaching artist, community artist, local theater, museum, or other arts entity.

- This funding is intented to help spark the potential for ongoing collaboration.

- New applicants are prioritized this round. Past recipients will be considered as funding allows.

Eligibility:

- Applicant must be an afterschool, summer, or other out-of-school time program located in ND and serving students within K - 12 grades.

- Activities must include direct engagement with an artist or arts institution (museum, gallery, theater, etc.) and K-12 students in afterschool, summer, or other out-of-school time program

- Due to limited funding availability, only one application per organization is eligible to be funded.

- Activities must take place and a final report form completed by May 15, 2025. Funded applicants are encouraged to submit final report as projects are complete. See final report form here.

Allowable Expenses:

- Stipends to professional artists or arts institutions for direct engagement with students

- Supplies and materials

- Transportation directly related to arts programming (bussing to museum, arts performance, artist studio, etc.)

Can Not Fund:

- Snacks/meals

- Permanent equipment (printing press, potter wheel, 3D printers, etc.)

- Staffing or other overhead costs

Application period opens September 1, 2024. Applications will be funded on a rolling basis based on proposal and funding availability. Once approved, applicants will receive the agreed amount of funding ($500-2,000) and sign a Letter of Agreement outlining requirements. Prior to submitting an application, please see the final report form.

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For questions or support about the interest form, reporting requirements, or assistance with connecting with local artists or arts institutions within ND, contact Kristin.Knorr@k12.nd.us

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Name of person filling out this interest form (First and Last): *

Email Address of person filling out this interest form: *

Name of Program or Organization *

Type of Organization: *

Afterschool, Summer, or Out-of-School Time Program

Other (please describe): Other (please describe):

Organization Mailing Address (Where should we send the funding?): *

Organization City: *

Organization State: *

North Dakota

Organization Zip Code: *

Organization Phone Number: *

Organization Mission Statement or Goal: *

Amount of funding requested ($500 - $2,000): *

Describe how funds would be utilized. Include the artist or arts institution, description of arts programming, events or activities and dates they will be taking place, types of art or mediums that will be involved, where the proposed programming will be taking place (at the afterschool program, artist studio, virtually, etc.): *

Who is the artist or arts institution you will be working with? Include the name or organization and other details describing the partnership. *

Describe how students in your afterschool, summer, or out-of-school time program would engage directly with the artist or arts institution: *

Estimated number of students K-12 who would benefit from this funding (note final report form requires this information): *

Estimated populations to be served through this funding (note final report form requires this information): *

Estimated populations by distinct groups to be served through this funding (note final report form requires this information): *

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals in institutions

Individuals below the poverty line

Individuals with limited english proficiency

Youth at risk

Provide a brief budget for this funding request: *

By checking this box, I agree that if awarded funding, the final report form will be completed before May 15, 2025 and we will provide appropriate documentation of the activities that took place. Documentation may include pictures, video, audio, or other means to showcase the project and may be used in future marketing materials. Students are encouraged to be in the documentation but please only include faces if you have a photo release on file. *

Yes, I agree

By signing below, I acknowledge the information provided in this funding request is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. (Use your finger or curser to sign, depending on your device capabilities) *

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