Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Program

 
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    CFDA#

    84.351D, 84.351A
     

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    USED OESE Well-Rounded Education Programs Office

    Summary

    The AAE program includes the Arts in Education National Program (AENP) and is authorized under Title IV, part F, subpart 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). In general, the purpose of the AAE program is to promote arts (as defined in this notice) education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities (as defined in this notice). Specifically, the AENP supports national-level (as defined in this notice), high-quality arts education projects and services for children and youth, with special emphasis on serving children from low-income families (as defined in this notice) and children with disabilities through 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.


    The Assistance for Arts Education (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.


    Priority: For FY 2022, the AAE competition includes one absolute priority and one competitive preference priority:

    • Absolute Priority - One or more high-quality arts education projects that:
      • support 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;
      • are designed to implement, or expand, initiatives in arts education and arts integration; and
      • have a special emphasis on serving children from low- income families and children with disabilities. (To meet part 3 of this priority, applicants must submit supporting data identifying the population of students that meets the definition of ‘‘child from a low-income family'' and the population of students that meets the definition of ‘‘child with a disability.'')
    • Competitive Preference Priority (10 points)- The Department gives priority to an eligible national nonprofit organization that has previously implemented a large-scale AENP project. (Applicants must clearly indicate if they are addressing the competitive preference priority and describe how they meet the priority in the project narrative of their application.)
     

    History of Funding

    In FY 2021, the U.S. Department of Education awarded approximately $17 million in new grants for the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) grant program. Out of the 96 applications reviewed, 27 grants were funded, representing 15 states. For more information about these awards and other past competitions, visit https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/assistance-for-arts-education/2021-aae-awards/

    Additional Information

    Note: The Federal Government has transitioned from the use of the DUNS Number to the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards government-wide. UEIs are required in accordance with 2 CFR Part 25, and the transition from DUNS to UEI has resulted in the UEI being issued by the Federal Government in SAM.gov.


    The Department has established the following Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 performance measures for the AAE program:

    1. The total number of students who participate in arts education sponsored by the grantee.
    2. The number of teachers participating in the grantee's program who receive professional development.
    3. The total number of low-income students who participate in arts education sponsored by the grantee.
    4. The total number of children with disabilities who participate in arts education sponsored by the grantee.

    All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance report that includes data addressing these performance measures to the extent that they apply to the grantee's project. Performance targets will be established by each grantee and must be made for each year of the three-year performance period. 

    Contacts

    Sharon Burton

    Bonnie Carter

    Bonnie Carter
    400 Maryland Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20202
    (202) 401-3576
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants are national nonprofit organizations. ‘‘Eligible national nonprofit organization'' means an organization of national scope that—

    • Is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, or affiliates at the State and local levels; and
    • Demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality plans for addressing arts education activities for disadvantaged students or students who are children with disabilities.

    Note: Nonprofit organizations, under 34 CFR 75.51, must demonstrate 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.

    Deadline Details

    Applications are to be submitted through Grants.gov by 11:50pm, Eastern Time on June 30, 2022.


    Preapplication Presentation Information: The Department will post a preapplication presentation for prospective applicants, which discusses eligibility, selection criteria, instructions and helpful hints for submitting your grant application and other information to assist applicants. To access the preapplication presentation, visit the AAE program website at: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/assistance-for-arts-education/

    Award Details

    Approximately $8,000,000 is available in funding. 1 award will be be granted. The project period is up to 36 months. This program does not require cost sharing or matching. This program involves supplement-not-supplant funding requirements. In accordance with section 4624(b) of the ESEA, funds must be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this program.

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