Grants to Oklahoma Schools to Enhance Learning with Artistic Programs
Arts in Alternative Education Grants
Agency
State
GrantWatch ID#
215688
Funding Source
Geographic Focus
USA: Oklahoma
Important Dates
Deadline: Ongoing - 60 days before the project begins
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Grant Description
Grants to Oklahoma alternative education schools for artistic programs to enhance learning. Applicants must complete the required registration before applying. Funding is intended to engage students in hands-on programs in a range of areas, including creative writing, painting, photography, music, and theater. Grants can support arts projects for students in alternative education schools, including in-school classes and residencies, where each student receives six or more hours of hands-on arts engagement.
Students who attend alternative education schools often require specific educational interventions. Artists in residence can help these students build new skills and develop healthy methods of creative self-expression through classes like creative writing, painting, photography, music, and theatre while allowing them to complete a Fine Arts credit—a requirement for high school completion.
Students receive the most benefit when they receive an arts education that is:
- Sequential, building skills and knowledge over time
- Hands-on, allowing students to engage deeply in the creative process
- Led by educators with both artistic expertise and educational experience
Program Goals:
- Expand arts access (dance, drama, literary arts, media arts, music, and/or visual arts) to more Oklahoma students
- Support hands-on, sequential arts learning
- Offer arts education for students in alternative education school sites that is tailored to meet individual student and site goals and that supports the goals of Oklahoma Alternative Education
- Allow participating students to complete a Fine Arts credit required for graduation
- Create more opportunities for Oklahoma students to meaningfully engage with the arts during the school day
For required outcomes and eligible expenses, see the Full Grant Text RFP.
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Recipient
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Schools identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education as Alternative Education school sites are eligible to apply.
Pre-Application Information
Applications are due 60 days before the event.
Your organization must be verified in the Oklahoma Arts Council grant portal before applying for this grant opportunity. If your organization is new to the Oklahoma Arts Council Fluxx grant system, you must create a new account and complete the eligibility verification process (which may take up to 15 days to review and process).
Match requirement: 5%. Matching funds may not be other Oklahoma Arts Council funds.
Your organization must be verified in the Oklahoma Arts Council grant portal before applying for this grant opportunity. If your organization is new to the Oklahoma Arts Council Fluxx grant system, you must create a new account and complete the eligibility verification process (which may take up to 15 days to review and process).
Match requirement: 5%. Matching funds may not be other Oklahoma Arts Council funds.
Estimated Size of Grant
Each school site is eligible to receive up to two $5,000 grants per school year.
Term of Contract
Project Activity Dates: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (Grant Period FY2027)
Contact Information
Request Access to the Grant System: https://arts.ok.gov/Grants/Login_Request.html
Grant system portal: https://okarts.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new
Direct questions to 405-521-2040 or grants@arts.ok.gov.
For Grant Portal questions, contact Jennifer Allen-Barron at jennifer.allen-barron@arts.ok.gov.
The Oklahoma Arts Council
P.O. Box 52001-2001
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001
Grant system portal: https://okarts.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new
Direct questions to 405-521-2040 or grants@arts.ok.gov.
For Grant Portal questions, contact Jennifer Allen-Barron at jennifer.allen-barron@arts.ok.gov.
The Oklahoma Arts Council
P.O. Box 52001-2001
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001
RFP & Supporting Documents
