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The Advancement Grant Program offers flexible matching grants to support Los Angeles County school districts aiming to provide quality arts education for public school students. Grant funds assist school districts in achieving key action items in their district arts plans, helping districts invest in launching or expanding projects that align with priority goals, and cultivating skills and practices that can be sustained beyond the term of the grant. Districts may apply for matching funds of up to $25,000.
Through investments by the Funders Council and the LA County Board of Supervisors, this program offers financial support to school districts in the Arts Ed Collective. Grants are matched by school district funds, leveraging public and private resources to expand high quality instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts. A complete list of grantee projects can be found below.
In 2025-26, the Arts Ed Collective offered $810,800 in financial support to 35 school districts including two charter networks through the Advancement Grant program.
| District Name | Award | Final Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District | $16,300 | to support the district-wide expansion of visual and digital arts |
| Antelope Valley Union High School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide arts coordination |
| Arcadia Unified School District | $22,900 | to support professional development for visual arts teachers and the purchase of equipment, instruments, technology, and costumes |
| Azusa Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of TK-3 grade music and movement instruction through the hiring of music teachers |
| Baldwin Park Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the purchase and repair of musical instruments for fifth grade |
| Burbank Unified School District | $25,000 | to support artist residencies, music mentors for secondary instrumental and vocal courses, district-wide arts professional development, and a part-time arts TOSA |
| Castaic Union School District | $7,000 | to support the expansion of artist residencies in music for kindergarten and first grade |
| Centinela Valley Union High School District | $25,000 | to support professional performances, pre-performance teacher professional development, art docent training, and collaboration time with district staff to assess arts outcomes |
| Claremont Unified School District | $25,000 | to support arts integration professional development for the Arts TOSA and SALTs; the expansion of secondary and elementary arts connections through performances, family nights, and student mentoring clubs; and the purchase of supplies, equipment and instructional materials |
| Covina-Valley Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of the elementary Mariachi program into the Spanish Dual Language Program at Las Palmas Middle School |
| Culver City Unified School District | $25,000 | to support visioning for the Front and Center Theatre Collaborative and elementary theater program pilot |
| Eastside Union School District | $25,000 | to support culturally relevant arts programing including afterschool arts partnerships; district-wide curriculum development for all art forms; arts integration professional development; and partnerships for creative career pathways |
| Garvey Elementary School District | $25,000 | to support professional development in the arts standards by the California Arts Project, curriculum development, arts workshops, the district arts showcase, and the purchase of instructional materials and arts supplies |
| Glendale Unified School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide TK-6 Arts Integration Program and provide professional development to the Arts Learning Leaders |
| Gorman Joint School District | $19,900 | to support the expansion of afterschool arts programing; arts integration professional development and curriculum development; and the purchase of audio equipment, lighting, and storage |
| Hacienda La Puente Unified School District | $25,000 | to support theater instruction and field trips for eighth grade district-wide, and the expansion of opportunities for student participation in the annual arts showcase |
| Hawthorne School District | $25,000 | to support artist residencies; arts integrated professional development and curriculum development for elementary teachers; the expansion of the Arts Docent training program to three remaining sites; and Arts Leads stipends for planning, collaboration, and arts event promotion |
| Inglewood Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the establishment of site-based teacher leads and a parent and student ambassador program that will advocate for and advance career-connected arts education through Career Technical Education (CTE) AME pathways |
| Inner City Education Foundation | $25,000 | TBA |
| Las Virgenes Unified School District | $17,000 | to support the initiation of elementary vocal music, and professional development for music specialists |
| Lawndale Elementary School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide professional performances; pre-performance elementary professional development workshops; the expansion of middle school curriculum alignment with high school arts and Career Pathways curricula; and the purchase of instructional software and visual arts curriculum for middle school |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | $24,500 | to support the expansion of the Monroe Fine Arts Conservatory classes and showcase at CSUN Plaza Del Sol |
| Los Nietos School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of music and visual arts programs through the purchase of instruments and equipment, and professional development for arts instructors |
| Lynwood Unified School District | $25,000 | to support expanded learning and field trips for high school theater students, professional development for the Arts Advocacy Team, and the annual district-wide Arts Festival and District Showcase |
| Magnolia Public Schools | $25,000 | to support the purchase of performing and media arts instruments, equipment, and materials; the hiring of performing arts staff; and arts integration professional development and curriculum development |
| Montebello Unified School District | $25,000 | to support arts integration teacher professional development and student engagement opportunitities through community partnerships |
| Newhall School District | $12,800 | to support the expansion of elementary arts education through the Expanded Learning Opportunity Program offerings |
| Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District | $25,000 | TBA |
| Pasadena Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the evaluation of the state of arts education at each school site |
| Rosemead School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide teacher professional development in arts integration and artist residencies by the Music Center |
| San Gabriel Unified School District | $21,000 | to support the creation of a grade-level and standard-aligned district plan for arts field trips and assemblies |
| South Pasadena Unified School District | $19,400 | to support the purchase of instruments and supplies for middle school band and orchestra |
| Sulphur Springs Union School District | $25,000 | to support the district-wide expansion of elementary music instruction through the hiring of a music teacher; professional development for music specialists; and the purchase of instruments, equipment, and supplies |
| Whittier City School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide performing arts assemblies and arts field trips |
| Wiseburn School District | $25,000 | to support the district-wide expansion of the musical theater program |