2025 School Arts Support Grants

The School Arts Support Grant helps schools acquire supplies, materials, equipment, or professional development. Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission State: South Carolina County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 02/18/2025 Size of the Grant: $2,500 Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: The purpose is to help schools acquire the supplies, materials, equipment, or professional development needed to address student outcomes through innovative arts curriculum, arts-enhanced curriculum, or arts-integrated curriculum. Funding Information Up to $2,500 per grant request. Grant Period September 17, 2024 – May 15, 2025. Uses of funds  SAS grant funds may be used, in one of the following ways: Materials/Equipment/Supplies. Examples could include: Arts materials that will enhance teaching the Visual and Performing Arts Standards Supplies/equipment for an arts-enhanced or arts -integrated lesson Professional Development Opportunities. Examples could include: Membership in state or national arts education associations Conference, travel, and hotel fees for state or national conferences (travel and hotel must follow the S.C. state travel guidelines and rates). Substitute teacher costs to allow for peer-to-peer planning for arts rich learning opportunities. Arts Residencies Please note: The artist in residence MUST spend peer to peer training time with the arts teacher to ensure growth in the teacher’s skill level and ability to teach the skill in future years. Grant recipients must use members of the S.C. Arts Directory for grant-funded activities (see below for additional information). SAS Grant funds can purchase materials to support the arts residency. Creative Arts Therapy Project/Experience Grant recipients must use members of the S.C. Arts Directory for grant-funded activities (see below for additional information). A letter of support from your school’s guidance counselor will be required if pursuing an art therapy project the letter will need to include the following information: A statement of support from the guidance counselor of the proposed Creative Arts Therapy Project/experience. Details about the school’s policy on mandated reporting if a student were to disclose information during the art therapy experience that requires immediate action to ensure their safety and well-being. A commitment to obtaining verbal consent from parents for a credentialed therapist to deliver programming in their child’s classroom. Geographical Areas  Priority may be given to: Schools on this S.C. Department of Education list of schools with low-income student populations above 70% Schools in SCAC FY25 Opportunity Initiative Counties: Allendale Bamberg Calhoun Cherokee Clarendon Dillon Edgefield Hampton Jasper Laurens Lee Marion Marlboro Saluda Williamsburg Eligibility Criteria The applicant must be a public, private, or charter K-12 school in South Carolina. Private and charter schools must be currently registered with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office. reflect S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents. For more information, visit SCAC.