Description

The purpose of the ACIG Arts Teacher Institutes program is to provide support to eligible organizations for administering summer arts institutes to provide professional development in arts content to South Carolina arts teachers, classroom teachers, and arts administrators. Grant awards are to provide Arts Teacher Institutes as tuition-free graduate courses or professional development that directly support quality arts education programs to significantly improve student achievement in the arts.

Program Office

Office of Standards and Learning

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are

• South Carolina public or private institutions of higher education (IHE),
• nonprofit organizations with an arts focus working in partnership with a public or private IHE in the state,
• the South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities, and
• the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.

Nonprofit organizations must have a fully executed letter of agreement with the partnering IHE to offer the institute.

Total Funding Available

$515,000

Funding Detail

One grant award for each of the twelve summer Arts Teacher Institutes.

Project Term

February 1, 2021, through June 28, 2021

Application Due Date

December 7, 2020

Technical Assistance Session

The SCDE’s Office of Standards and Learning presented a technical assistance webinar on November 20, 2020. Please contact Gary Seaboldt to access a recording.

Contacts

Gary Seaboldt
(803) 734-0323
gseaboldt@ed.sc.gov

L. Monique Curry
(803) 734-3461
lmcurry@ed.sc.gov

Documents

Request for Proposals (DOCX, 812mb - 11/9/2020)
Link to Online Application
Budget Narrative (PDF, 15 kb - 11/9/2020)

Program Web Page

Visual and Performing Arts