A granting program for teachers in Lafayette Parish Public
School.
*Nearly $10,000 is available to fund arts projects in
Lafayette Parish Public Schools!
The Fast Track Grants for 2012 are special grant awards for projects
that culminate in a performance or exhibit at the annual Student Arts Expo.
Funded by the Lafayette Parish School System and
administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts, the Arts Grants for Teachers
program provides funding opportunities to encourage teachers to design and
develop artistically creative and innovative projects involving the visual and
performing arts. These projects can help to develop an understanding and
appreciation of the arts, provide direct student involvement in the arts, or
integrate the arts into other academic disciplines.
The deadline for application for these Fast Track Grants is
February 17, 2012.
Questions? Call us
at 337.233.7060, ext 232.
Click here for the downloadable Fast Track Application.
The Arts Grants for Teachers program is funded by the
Lafayette Parish School System and coordinated by the Acadiana Center for the
Arts. The purpose of this grant program is to encourage teachers to design and
develop artistically creative and innovative projects involving the visual and
performing arts.
These projects can:
- Develop
an understanding and appreciation of the arts
- Complement
other arts-related activities already implemented in the schools
- Provide
direct student involvement in the arts
- Develop
permanent arts resources
- Integrate
the arts into other academic disciplines
- Provide
support for teachers to become more proficient in the arts
An individual educator can request up to $500. Shared grant
submitted by two or more teachers can request up to $1000. Arts Expo Special
Projects Grants are grant awards that will go to projects that will culminate in a performance or exhibit during the Student Arts Expo. To qualify for these grants,
there must be a minimum of three participating teachers and classes. You may
request up to $1500.
Applications are reviewed on a competitive basis with two
grant rounds per year.
The deadline for Round I is December 9, 2011, and for Round
II is May 4, 2012.
Downloads
2011 AGFT Application Interactive Microsoft Word doc.
2011 AGFT Application Printable pdf.
