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ED-GRANTS-011521-003: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.351A

Closed Closed April 15, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-011521-003

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2021.

Department of Education offered grants to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $16.5 million in total. Applications closed on April 15, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 4, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 15, 2021
DeadlineApril 15, 2021
Archived by Grants.govMay 15, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

1. Eligible Applicants: To be considered for an award under this competition, an applicant must-- (a) Be one of the following: (1) An 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 SEA; (4) An 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.

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What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The 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. Assistance Listing Number 84.351A.

Category: Education.

Who has won Arts in Education grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Arts in Education (84.351) awarded $132 million across 46 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsDistrict of Columbia2$38.0 million
Young Audiences, Inc.New York2$13.7 million
Cleveland Play HouseOhio3$10.9 million
Center for Educational Innovation IncNew York3$10.9 million
Dramatic ResultsCalifornia2$8.0 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($38.0 million), New York ($25.4 million), California ($19.1 million), Ohio ($10.9 million), Kentucky ($10.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-011521-003 still open?

No. It closed on April 15, 2021.

Who can apply for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.351A?

Department of Education accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.351A?

Closed April 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $16.5 million in total across about 25 awards.

Who has won Arts in Education grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Young Audiences, Inc., Cleveland Play House. The program made 46 awards worth $132 million in that time.

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