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For Educators – Monday, November 27, 2023
2023.11.27 IACA Reminder: AFL Deadline is December 5, 2023
The deadline for the Illinois Arts Council Agency’s (IACA) Fiscal Year 2024 Arts and Foreign Language Education Planning Assistance Grant is Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 11:59pm.
Applications are submitted via the IACA’s online Salesforce system and no late applications will be accepted.
Arts and Foreign Language Education Planning Assistance Grant
The Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is designed to assist school districts and other eligible applicants with the development or enhancement of curricular programs in the arts or foreign language. AFL was established by the Illinois state legislation in 2006. It enables the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Illinois State Board of Education to provide grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of supporting 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 in each discipline for up to four years, with one year of planning and three years of implementation.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from eligible applicants that seek resources to develop district-based plans for initiating, strengthening, or expanding instruction in the arts or foreign language. Annual grant awards will not exceed $40,000 depending on programmatic needs, size of district, and level of planning to take place. Proposals are due December 5, 2023.
To access the Planning RFP and view the recorded webinar, visit www.arts.illinois.gov/AFL.
For questions regarding AFL please contact Jerome Grand, IACA Program Director at jerome.grand@illinois.gov. IACA staff are working remotely, it is recommended to contact staff via email for quicker response time.
The IACA acknowledges ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Arts.