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Opportunities for Educators

IAC Grants for Educators

Creative Catalyst Grant (CCG)

Opens: July 10, 2024
Deadline: Open Deadline

UPDATE: Creative Catalyst grant funds have been fully expended in the Chicago Metro, Northern and Western Regions.  Applications are still being accepted from IAC’s Central, Eastern, and Southern regions.

 

Creative Catalyst Grant offers support to Illinois artists and non-profit organizations for arts-related projects, programming, events, and/or professional development.

Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF)

Opens: September 25, 2024
Deadline: November 20, 2024

The Illinois Arts Council’s (IAC) Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF) provides crucial support to artists with a goal of strengthening the creative workforce that composes a significant portion of Illinois’ economic activity.

Arts & Foreign Language (AFL)

Opens: TBD
Deadline: TBD

Grant Range: up to $40,000 for planning, $100,000 (Y1), $75,000 (Y2), and $50,000 (Y3)

The Arts & Foreign Language (AFL) Grant 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.

IAC Initiatives for Educators

Poetry Out Loud

Opens: September 16, 2024
Closes: January 17, 2025

Illinois Statewide POL Contest: March 17, 2025

A partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and the state arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. 

Artstour Roster

The ArtsTour Roster is a resource created in collaboration between the Illinois Presenters Network and the Illinois Arts Council.  This directory lists Illinois performing artists, companies, and ensembles that tour the state.The Artstour Roster is used by Illinois presenters including schools, libraries, park districts, arts and community organizations, and performing arts presenters to identify artists, companies and groups to perform in their communities.

Illinois Creative Collaborative

Additional State Funding and Other Resources

NEA - Translation Project Fellowships

Deadline: January 16, 2025

 

Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit.

Discipline-Specific Resources

Search for additional state and national resources for organizations through the IAC's Discipline-Specific Resources database.    

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