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Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is sponsored by Illinois Arts Council (IAC) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). A multi-year program designed to assist school districts and other eligible applicants with the planning and implementation of new or enhanced curricular programs in the Arts or Foreign Language, with an emphasis on ensuring these areas become part of the school's core curriculu…
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Arts & Foreign Language Education Grant Program Arts & Foreign Language Education Grant Program FY24 AFLI ATTM #1 - Narrative FY24 AFLI ATTM #2 - Charts FY24 AFLI ATTM #3 - Budget The Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is a joint initiative through Illinois Arts Council (IAC) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Its purpose is to support arts and foreign language education in schools, with an emphasis on ensuring that these areas become part of the school’s core curriculum. Funding is available for each area for up to four years, with one year of planning and three years of implementation.
The one-year Planning Assistance Grant is to develop district-based plans for initiating, strengthening, or expanding instruction in the arts or foreign language. The three-year Implementation Grant is to introduce, strengthen, or expand instruction in the arts or foreign language and to develop means of perpetuating the funded program with local resources after the conclusion of the grant period.
In FY24, funding is available for the Planning Assistance Grant.
AFL has provided funds to over one hundred school districts across the state and has resulted in the expansion and creation of: world language exploration courses pre-professional courses in the graphic arts, commercial art, illustration and advanced placement world drumming courses, multicultural music and art, and cross-curricular materials digital photography class new courses in Chinese and Arabic and continuing programs in Spanish, French and German new programs in dance and movement theater instruction and productions new district wide curricular and assessment standards guitar instruction and jazz ensembles Additionally, schools have used funds to purchase: technological, curricular and resource materials professional seminars and conference registrations class supplies, musical instruments and computer software artist-in-residence services Historically, Planning Assistance Grants have been up to $40,000 and Implementation Grant awards are up to $100,000 in year one, with decreasing awards and increasing financial matching from the school/district each following year.
AFL programs in Illinois schools have increased student participation, encouraged broad cross-curricular faculty interaction, opened doors for new relationships with artists and professionals and strengthened ties within the community. *Eligible applicants are public school districts, public university laboratory schools, area vocational centers, and charter schools [school code105 ILSC 5/18-8. 05(K), 2-3.
109a, 2-3. 109b, 27A-11. 5].
**The arts include visual arts, music, theatre, media arts, and dance Application Assistance: Workshops and webinars provide an overview of the application and review process. Sign-up for the upcoming webinar Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 1:00pm . Drop-in session for questions on the program or online platform: Friday, November 17, 2023, at 1:00pm .
Visit the Workshops & Webinars webpage for recordings. For more information, contact Jerome Grand, Program Director at Jerome. Grand@illinois.
gov or (312) 814-6766 . Additional Resources: Illinois State Board of Education Standards: https://www. isbe.
net/Pages/Standards-Courses. aspx 115 S. LaSalle St.
, Suite 2202 Chicago, IL 60603-3804 ( map ) Toll-free: (800) 237-6994 Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Para información en Español llame al Illinois Arts Council al (312) 814-4993 Personal Identity Info Protection Policy Statewide Departments & Agencies
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: School districts and other eligible applicants. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $40,000 for Planning Assistance, up to $100,000 for Implementation. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is funded by Illinois Arts Council (IAC) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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