Arts Ed Funding Opportunity

[National Guild]

I hope to connect with eligible organization in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties to get word out about a funding opportunity for communitry arts education providers.

My organization, The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and program sponsor MetLife Foundation are happy to announce the renewal of the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program.

In 2009, the project will award grants of up to $20,000 to support exemplary arts education partnerships during the 2009-20010 school year. Grant applications and guidelines are available at http://www.nationalguild.org/programs/partners.htm.

MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants are designed to support exemplary partnerships which
 demonstrate best practices in creating and sustaining effective collaborations;
 serve large numbers of public school students;
 provide sound arts education experiences;
 prioritize student learning and achievement; and
 address national, state, and/or local arts education standards.

To be considered for this program, partnerships must serve K-12 public school students in the two counties (or other locations listed in the guidelines). Applicants must also be Full Members of the National Guild. Membership information is available at http://www.nationalguild.org/join/institutional.htm.

The application deadline is Tuesday May 26, 2008.

For more information, people should contact me at:
Ms. Jay Samios
Program Manager
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
[phone] ext. 12
[e-mail]