Grants for Arts-in-Education

GAINS Award 2010

Schools who have received COAHSI arts in education grants within the past three years are eligible for the GAINS Award, created to recognize outstanding arts programs in schools. Nominate a project you like, or nominate your own school, by filling out this form.

Deadline Wednesday, May 26th, at 5:00. Contact kkuwabara@statenislandarts.org with questions

Wish List Grant

2009 Wish List Application > DEADLINE HAS PASSED
2008 Wish List Grantees >
Wish List Grants are given to schools and educators to support the creation of arts-centered, project-based learning experiences in schools. This program is supported by The Staten Island Foundation.

The ABC (Arts Bring Change) Grant
Requests range from $750 - $3,000

2010 ABC Grant Application > DEADLINE HAS PASSED
2008 ABC Grantees >
2009 ABC Grantees >
The ABC (Arts Bring Change) Grant program is a local arts-in-education funding program offering support for partnerships between schools and teaching artists and/or cultural organizations that focus on the interdisciplinary or integrated study of the arts and non-arts subjects. ABC Grants are available to all public, private, parochial or charter schools, pre-K thru 12, located in Staten Island. This program is funded and supported by the Local Capacity Building (LCB) Initiative at the Arts-in-Education Program at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

The GAINS (Growing Arts in Neighborhood Schools) Awards
In 2008, four schools each received $3000.00.
The GAINS Program, supported by funds from The Staten Island Foundation, expands COAHSI's capacity to connect with schools in efforts to provide a structure and support to advance school-specific arts goals. The GAINS Program accomplishes this in one of two ways: through Wish List Grants and GAINS Awards.

GAINS Awards
2008 GAINS Grantees >
GAINS Awards recognize the on-going commitment of schools that continually put the arts front and center in teaching in learning. Recipients of these awards must be able to demonstrate a consistent commitment to the arts and must have received two COAHSI arts-in-education grants in three consecutive years. Recipients can use GAINS Awards for any purpose that supports the arts in learning. In 2008, the four following schools each received $3000.00 for going the “extra mile” to bring the arts closer to those they serve. This program is supported by The Staten Island Foundation.

Wish List Grant

2009 Wish List Application >
2008 Wish List Grantees >
Wish List Grants are given to schools and educators to support the creation of arts-centered, project-based learning experiences in schools. This program is supported by The Staten Island Foundation.

Above: PS 35 participated in "Poem in Your Pocket Day" with SI OutLOUD in 2007. In 2008, PS 35 and SI Children's Museum received an ABC Grant.


Contact COAHSI
Council on the Arts &
Humanities for Staten Island
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 447-3329
Fax: (718) 442-8572
E-mail: info@statenislandarts.org