A month-long window for Idaho’s rural public school districts and charter schools to apply for state grants supporting arts programs in their schools starts on Friday, August 30 and runs until September 30, 2024.
Applicants can request up to $3,500 in funding to purchase curriculum materials, equipment and supplies to support arts education programs. School districts and charter schools must meet the definition of “rural” as defined by
Idaho Code, Section 33-319 to be eligible for the grants.
Each eligible rural school district or charter school can submit one application, and it must be submitted by leadership of the district or charter school. Applications submitted by individual teachers without leadership endorsement are ineligible.
The application window closes on September 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.
Applications will be reviewed for eligibility by the Office of the State Board of Education for approval in October.
Funds will be made available to successful applicants beginning on November 1, 2024 and can be used until June 30, 2025 when the current state fiscal year ends.
More information about the program, including a link to the application window is posted on the State Board of Education website: Expanding Arts Access in Rural Public Schools | Idaho State Board of Education
Note that the application window will not be live until Friday morning, August 30.