Arts Grants for Santa Clara County Teachers
The ArtsEdConnect partnership of the Santa Clara County Office of Education and SVCreates is pleased to announce that through the generosity of the Warmenhoven Family Foundation and the County of Santa Clara, arts education grants will be awarded again this school year.
The ArtsEdConnect program awards grants to eligible teachers and classrooms in public and charter schools in Santa Clara County to support and encourage arts education in our schools. The grants are available to take students on arts field trips, bring artists into the classrooms and fund student performances. Additionally, students are able to create various art projects that foster creativity, innovation exploration, self-expression, and social and emotional learning.
Eligible educators from all grade levels and content areas are invited to create projects that support stand-alone arts experiences in the five arts disciplines (music, visual art, media art, dance, theater) or integrate science, technology, history, literature, or social sciences with the arts. READ MORE...
ArtsEdConnect 2025 - 2026 Educator Grant Options
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Arts Experiences Grant – up to $2,500 per teacher
Grant funds can be used for classroom workshops delivered with local artists.
Funds can also be used for field trips, museum visits, attending live theater performances, or other similar arts experiences.
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Arts Experiences & Materials Grant – up to $3,000 per teacher
Funds can be used for a combination of arts experiences and materials in a coherent project.
For example, working with a resident artist to produce a play that includes purchasing materials for costumes.
These should be procured in support of the primary arts experience.
(For this grant option there is a cap of $500 on materials and supplies)
Note: You may only apply for one grant.
Important Dates
- August 14, 2025 - September 18, 2025 - ArtsEdConnect Grant applications live for submission
- October 14, 2025 - ArtsEdConnect Grant Committee Applicaiton review meeting to be followed by teacher acceptance/rejection emails
- November 15, 2025 - December 15, 2025 - Grant award fund check disbursment by mail
- April 30, 2026 - Awarded Grant funds must be all used up by this day
- May 29, 2026 - Final Awardee Grant Reports Due