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.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _