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 arts education programming in our schools.
Eligible educators (see eligibility requirements in the application information) 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 about the
importance of arts education.
ArtsEdConnect 2026 - 2027 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/arts organizations. Funds can also be used for field trips, museum visits, attending live theater performances, in-class arts programming, or other similar arts experiences. Please refer to the Eligible Grant Project Ideas section to view more examples of different art projects you can do.
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Arts Experiences & Materials Grant – up to $3,000 per teacher
Funds can be used for a combination of arts experiences (see Eligible Grant Project Ideas section below) and materials in a coherent project related to the arts experience being described in the grant application. For example, working with a resident artist to produce a play that includes purchasing materials for costumes.
(For this grant option, there is a cap of $500 on materials and supplies.)
Note: You may only apply for one grant. Further, grant proposals, once approved, cannot be changed or revised in any way without the express written approval of the revision or change by the ArtsEdConnect Grant Committee.
Eligible Grant Project Ideas
The grants are available to fund the following types of projects:
- Out of Class (within Santa Clara County):
- Take students on arts field trips to museums and performances in partnership with arts organizations.
- To view a list of local arts organizations, please refer to the
SVCreates page (on the right-hand panel). For mobile users, please scroll to the bottom of the page to view the list.
- In class:
- Bring teaching artists/arts organizations into classrooms, in which students are able to create various art projects that foster creativity, innovation, self-expression, and social and emotional learning.
- Teacher-led art projects in the class that meet the
California Arts standards (PDF) (Music, Dance, Visual Art, Media Art, and Theatre)
- In school:
- Bring assemblies to schools, in partnership with performing arts organizations, to provide performance experiences for students
Important Dates
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August 20, 2026 - September 25, 2026 - ArtsEdConnect Grant applications live for submission
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October 1-5, 2026 - ArtsEdConnect Grant Committee Application review meeting to be followed by teacher acceptance/rejection emails
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November 9, 2026 - December 21, 2026 - Grant award fund check disbursement by mail
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April 30, 2027 - Awarded Grant funds must be all used up by this day
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May 31, 2027 - Final Awardee Grant Reports Due
