Alabama Arts Education Initiative Grants

ALSDE is accepting grant proposals for schools to provide new opportunities or expand their arts programs.  Grants will provide an opportunity to strengthen the development and implementation of comprehensive arts education programs. Grants may provide additional support to schools with existing plans designed to provide quality arts instruction or support multi-sensory arts experiences through cross-curricula instruction.  Schools must have support of staff, including teachers, administrators, specialists, and assistants and be willing to participate in arts education professional development designed as part of the grant.  Programs must show a concerted effort to identify data-driven decisions in meeting the needs through the grant.  Selected schools may receive up to $25,000.  Consideration will be given to programs that leverage other resources and have a plan for sustainability.

Technical guidance for the AAEI grants will be provided to teachers and administrators through virtual sessions on September 3 and 12, 2024, at 3 p.m. Interested grant applicants can gain access to the session and register for the via the AAEI Grant Technical Assistance Virtual Meeting Link.

Follow instructions on the Alabama State Department of Education Instructional Services Grant Portal to log into an existing account or create an account and apply.   To preview the grant process and application questions, you may access the FY2024 AAEI Grant Preview document. 

If you are a new applicant and do not have an account, please contact Mr. Andy Meadows at ameadows@alsde.edu or Mrs. Becky Smith at becky.crum@alsde.edu to have an account created for you.

Listed below are important AAEI Grant deadline dates:

  • Letter of Intent (LOI) — The LOI must be completed on or before the deadline and submitted as the first step to the AAEI grant application process.  October 15, 2024, by 11:59 p.m.

  • Application — Once the LOI is reviewed and approved, the user will be given access to the full grant application. October 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m.

Questions regarding the application maybe directed to Mr. Meadows, Arts Education Specialist, at the above email address or by telephone at (334) 694-4768.

2020 application

The Alabama Arts Alliance is a statewide partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, is a member of Americans for the Arts, the Southeastern Arts Advocacy Group, and a partner with the Alabama State Department of Education. Projects and programs are supported by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, South Arts Inc., Support the Arts License Tag Fund, and individual donations.

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on the ground of race, sex, religion, color, creed, national origin, handicap, or age,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
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or Melissa Hughey, Chairman of the Board (mwhughey111@gmail.com)
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