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NC Arts AIE Grants Webinar for A+ Schools. AIE Level 2. Welcome!. Banu Valladares Arts in Education Director Banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov (919) 807-6502. Guidelines on the Web. www.ncarts.org Grants – Grants for Organizations – Arts in Education. AIE Residency Grants.
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NC Arts AIE Grants Webinarfor A+ Schools AIE Level 2
Welcome! Banu Valladares Arts in Education Director Banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov (919) 807-6502
Guidelines on the Web • www.ncarts.org • Grants – Grants for Organizations – Arts in Education
AIE Residency Grants • Professional artists • Supplements school’s arts ed program • AIE Level 1 and AIE Level 2 • Review General Grant Information before applying
AIE Level 2 • Competitive • Standards-based, 10 days+ • Don’t have to be consecutive • In-depth • Professional collaboration • Meets school needs • Hands-on, participatory
Intent of Funds • Deepen engagement and learning in the arts • Expand teacher practice • Sustainable change • Professional collaborations to build curricula, deliver instruction and learn from each other.
Allowable Expenses • Professional artist fees, contractor fees, artist/contractor travel, residency supplies, marketing, etc. • NO fees for student artists/ensembles. • Administrative expenses: up to 25% of requested funds.
Match and Range • 1-to1 except for Tier 1 (rural, low wealth) counties • Tier 1: make strong case for financial need in narrative. • $5,000 to $15,000.
Artistic Merit • Quality of artists • Appropriate payment
Impact • Long-term • Project appropriate to applicant’s mission, audience, community, and/or constituency • Racially/culturally diverse artists
Implementation • Clear, achievable, participant-based goals (up to 3) • Tie to N.C. Arts Ed Essential Standards • Quality/clarity of project plans • Activities meet project goals • Evidence of planning and strong partnership between team members
Implementation • Strength of management and resources • Appropriate evaluation strategies and student performance measurements • Evidence of financial commitment
How to Apply • Electronically: North Carolina ARTS Grants Online (AGO). (https://ncarts.cgweb.org/) • Deadline: March 1, 2013, by 5 p.m.
Returning AGO Users • Log in and update your profile • “Forgot Username or Password?”
Returning AGO Users • What email did I use?? • Does my school have a profile?? • Contact: Tanya McGuire Arts Administrator (919) 807-6514 tanya.mcguire@ncdcr.gov
New to AGO • Never applied for NCAC grant? Create a profile: “Click Here to create a new profile.”
Profile Prep • What You’ll Need Before (and Who to Get it From): • School’s FEIN/TAX ID number (finance/budget officer) • Date the organization was formed (day, month, year) • School’s end of fiscal year. Typically June 30 (finance/budget officer)
Profile Prep – Cont. • School’s mission statement • School’s history - brief (when started, where, how, when it became an A+ School, details to present). • School system’s DUNS number - unique 9-digit identifier (central office. If they don’t have one, get it here: www.artsusa.org). • Not sure if your system has a DUNS number? Contact Tanya.
Creating Your Profile • Choose “Organization” (not Individual) • Primary Contact Information: person who can enter into contracts on behalf of the school (principal, assistant principal, finance officer) *Project Contact later • Copy username and password and keep in safe place!
Creating Profile Cont. • Applicant Information: Your school • Organization Type: (elementary, middle, high) • Applicant status: “Government County” if public, “Government State” for charters • Applicant Discipline: “Multidisciplinary” • Grantee race: “No single group” • Click “Submit.” You’re done! • Back to sign in page.
Applying for a Grant • Sign in with username and password • Go to “Current Programs and Applications”
Applying for a Grant • Scroll to Artist Residency Level II 2013-14 • Read guidelines and remember criteria!
AGO - Project Contact • Person responsible for project • Skip Fiscal Agent • Copy/paste mission and history from profile • “Save Work”: If not, changes will be lost. You can come back to it later • “Did I Complete this Page?”: Will show required fields you didn’t complete.
Personnel + Audiences • Salaried staff: paid, dedicated arts staff in your school (arts educators and coordinators) • Contract Personnel: artists on long-term contracts (not residencies). • Audience: all students and adults attending arts programs through the year • Audience percentages: school or county demographics. Must add to 100%.
Finances and Board • Skip this one!
Accessibility • Complete • Coordinator is required
Project Info + Narrative • Write in word and copy to AGO. • # 1: Clear/concise overview of project (what will happen, who will be involved) • #2: Brief description of planning process (people, dates, locations, purpose) • #3: Description artist(s) and contractor(s) - credentials, experience with target population, fees, and racial/cultural composition.
Project Info + Narrative • #4: Describe participants (age/grade level, #, racial/cultural composition). • #5: Identify 2-3 participant goals (1+ =Arts Ed Essential Standards). Explain how goals will impact participants. • #6: Detailed description &timeline for all project activities (sessions number + length, participants’ grade level/age). Explain how activities support goals in #5. Upload!
Project Info + Narrative • #7: Strategies/methods to assess student learning and evaluate residency and how these strategies support goals in #5. • Attach Itemized Budget • Project Title: Name of residency, artist, school, grade levels, dates (if you have them). • Project Activity: 20 School Residency
Budget Expenses • Grant Amount: Request from us • Artistic fees, residency supplies, marketing, contractual fees, artist/contractor travel and other project-related expenses. • Applicant Cash Match: Your contribution • Must equal or exceed grant request (unless Tier 1) • Can include teachers/administrators’ time to coordinate/document/market/evaluate project, space, materials, volunteers’ time.
Budget Expenses • Match or exceed request (except for Tier 1 counties)
Budget Income • List all sources
Budget Income • NCAC Grant Amount: same total Grant Request in Expenses
Work Samples • Required for artists not on our rosters
Support Materials • SIGNED Letter of Intents from: teaching artist(s) and all participating organizations • Additional Support Materials: lesson plans bios, etc.
Other Required Details • Certification • Submit: • Click ONLY when finished; otherwise you’ll lock yourself out of the application • By March 1, 2013.
Questions? Banu Valladares Arts in Education Director Banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov (919) 807-6502