What's New
The U.S. Department of Education released the following letter regarding Arts Education on October 2, 2024:
Letter to Chief State School Officers on Arts Education | U.S. Department of Education
In FY 2022, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $8 million in a new grant for the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) grant program to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. For more information about this award and other past competitions, visit the Awards page.
Program Overview
The Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program promotes arts education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, through activities such as (a) professional development for arts educators, teachers, and principals; (b) development and dissemination of accessible instructional materials and arts-based educational programming, including online resources, in multiple arts disciplines; and (c) community and national outreach activities that strengthen and expand partnerships among schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), communities, or centers for the arts, including national centers for the arts.
AAE Program Officers & Grant Portfolio
| Sharon Burton | Asheley McBride |
| Grantee Name | Grantee Name |
| ArtsNow, Inc., GA | Hoonah City Schools, CA |
| Distinctive Schools, IL | Dramatic Results, CA |
| Arts Partners, Inc., KS | Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Inc., CA |
| University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., KS | Humboldt County Office of Education, CA |
| Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services, Inc., KY | LA Promise Fund, CA |
| Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, KY | Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin, CA |
| Arts Every Day, Inc. MD | Konocti Unified School District, CA |
| Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, Univ Nebraska-Lincoln, NE | Tulare County Office of Education, CA |
| Center for Educational Innovation, NY | Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA), CA |
| Cleveland Play House, OH | Minnesota Department of Education, MN |
| Winthrop University, SC | Partnership with Children Inc., NY |
| The University of Tennessee, TN | Patchogue Arts Council Inc., NY |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX | Young Audiences, Inc., NY |
| National Art Education Association, VA | |
| John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, DC (Arts in Educational National Program AENP) |
FY 2022 AAE Inviting Applications (NIA)
FY 2022 Assistance for Arts Education Grant Opportunity:
The FY 2022 Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Notice Inviting Applications was published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022.
FY 2022 AAE Competition Application Instructions
The AAE Application Package is available for applicants to download and use as a guide only. This document can also be found on Grants.gov. Unless the applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, all AAE grant applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov.
FY 2022 AAE Application Instructions: PDF
Competition Dates:
- Applications Available: May 31, 2022.
- Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 30, 2022
- Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 29, 2022
Pre-Application Recording for Potential Applicants:
To assist potential applicants in preparing applications, the Department has provided a pre-application presentation, which discusses eligibility, selection criteria, instructions and helpful hints for submitting your grant application and other information to assist applicants. You can listen to the presentation here and view the slides here.
Call for Peer Reviewers:
The Department is seeking peer reviewers for the Assistance for Arts Education grant competition. We are seeking peer reviewers from various educational backgrounds and professions, including pre-K-12 arts curriculum specialists and arts-integration teachers; principals and administrators of arts-focused or arts-integration schools; professional development specialists at the district, state, or regional-level and educational program evaluators. Additionally, the most qualified candidates may have expertise in arts integration, staff development, working with children from low-income families and children with disabilities, research and evaluation, and prior experience reviewing grant applications. Please read through the instructions and complete the submission process you are interested in serving in this round of Arts grant competitions.
Eligibility
Who May Apply: . To be considered for an award under this competition, an applicant must be one of the following:
(1) An local education agency (LEA) in which 20 percent or more of the students served by the local educational agency are from families with an income below the poverty line;
(2) A consortium of such LEAs;
(3) An state education agency (SEA);
(4) An institution of higher education (IHE);
(5) A museum or cultural institution;
(6) The Bureau of Indian Education;
(7) An eligible national nonprofit organization; or
(8) Another private agency, institution, or organization.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
Included in the chart below is the amount of funding in FY 2021.
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Appropriation for New Awards | Program & CFDA# | Appropriation for Continuation Awards |
| 2022 | $8,000,000 | Assistance for Arts Education 84.351A | $20,572,109; $20,572,100 |
| 2021 | $17,176,836 | Assistance for Arts Education 84.251A | $0 |
| 2021 | $0 | Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination 84.351D | $11,908,282 |
| 2021 | $0 | Professional Development for Arts Educators 84.351C | $132,790 |
2022 AAE Award
| Year | Grantee Name | STATE | Duration (Years) | Year 1 Funding | Total Funding | Application |
| 2022 | John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts | DC | 3 | $8,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
2021 AAE Awards
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Number of Awards |
| FY 2021 | 27 |
| Year | Grantee Name | STATE | Duration (Years) | Year 1 Funding | Total Funding | Application |
| 2021 | Hoonah City Schools | AK | 5 | $500,812 | $2,504,060 | |
| 2021 | Dramatic Results | CA | 5 | $1,580,125 | $8,544,995 | |
| 2021 | Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Inc. | CA | 5 | $364,193 | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021 | Humboldt County Office of Education | CA | 5 | $432,153 | $3,344,853 | |
| 2021 | LA Promise Fund | CA | 5 | $674,852 | $3,373,895 | |
| 2021 | Konocti Unified School District | CA | 4 | $430,100 | $1,750,400 | |
| 2021 | Tulare County Office of Education | CA | 5 | $279,915 | $1,731,684 | |
| 2021 | Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) | CA | 4 | $221,300 | $1,265,200 | |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin | CA | 5 | $459,800 | $1,839,200 | |
| 2021 | ArtsNow, Inc. | GA | 5 | $429,886 | $2,782,366 | |
| 2021 | Arts Partners, Inc | KS | 5 | $199,211 | $1,961,309 | |
| 2021 | University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. | KS | 5 | $277,576 | $1,450,585 | |
| 2021 | Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services, Inc. | KY | 5 | $1,370,748 | $6,971,195 | |
| 2021 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | KY | 5 | $730,568 | $3,718,879 | |
| 2021 | Arts Every Day, Inc. | MD | 5 | $262,400 | $2,975,000 | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Department of Education | MN | 5 | $570,101 | $6,382,681 | |
| 2021 | Center for Educational Innovation | NC | 5 | $1,200,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 2021 | Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, Univ Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | 5 | $279,331 | $1,942,920 | |
| 2021 | Partnership with Children Inc. | NY | 4 | $363,422 | $1,781,215 | |
| 2021 | Patchogue Arts Council Inc. | NY | 5 | $257,387 | $1,769,349 | |
| 2021 | Young Audiences, Inc. | NY | 5 | $888,940 | $9,176,422 | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Play House | OH | 5 | $965,447 | $6,685,235 | |
| 2021 | Arts Schools Network | SC | 5 | $1,436,519 | $8,563,434 | |
| 2021 | Winthrop University | SC | 5 | $488,674 | $2,586,102 | |
| 2021 | The University of Tennessee | TN | 4 | $253,159 | $1,250,056 | |
| 2021 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | TX | 5 | $767,159 | $3,346,265 | |
| 2021 | National Art Education Association | VA | 5 | $1,493,057 | $8,515,648 |