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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.

Underwritten by the Funders Council, 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 2023-24, the Arts Ed Collective offered $743,440 in financial support to 33 school districts including three charter networks through the Advancement Grant program.

District Name Award Final Project Description
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District $22,600 to support district-wide weekly music instruction, the expansion of a district Arts Lead position, culturally relevant teacher professional development, and the purchase of musical instruments and media arts equipment
Arcadia Unified School District $22,300 to support the purchase of equipment, instruments, technology, and instructional materials for visual, performing and media arts classes
Azusa Unified School District $25,000 to support three full-time teachers for the expansion of district-wide elementary visual arts instruction
Burbank Unified School District $21,000 to support the preservation of the secondary music mentor program, teacher professional development, curriculum development planning time for VAPAM teachers, and the purchase of equipment and instructional materials
Castaic Union School District $19,700 to support the purchase of books and instructional materials for a visual arts resource library at each site
Centinela Valley Union High School District $25,000 to support performances for students with pre-performance teacher professional development, curriculum development for arts integration, and audiovisual equipment training for performing arts teachers
Claremont Unified School District $24,300 to support culturally responsive arts integration with social-emotional learning through teacher professional development, teacher collaboration time, family engagement, community arts collaboration, and the purchase of instruments, instructional materials, and supplies 
Compton Unified School District $25,000 to support the expansion of artist residencies and field trips, and teacher professional development in Meet the Masters
Covina-Valley Unified School District $25,000 to support the purchase of middle school visual arts equipment and instructional materials and teacher professional development in culturally responsive arts instruction 
Culver City Unified School District $20,900 to support a district-wide shared arts education leadership model, district arts coaching, and TEAL teacher professional development at El Rincon Elementary
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
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District $25,000 to support arts integrated teacher professional development, the preservation of the Arts Showcase, the expansion of the Read Across HLPUSD collaboration, and the purchase of supplies, materials, digital technology and software
Hawthorne School District $25,000 to support arts integrated professional development and curriculum development for elementary teachers, Arts Leads stipends for planning and collaboration, and the purchase of instructional materials for the Arts Docent program
iLead Charter Network $23,800 to support the expansion of the CTE Media Arts Pathway, the addition of a photography course at iLead Antelope Valley, and an 8-week teaching artist series at iLead Exploration Action Learning Studio
Inner City Education Foundation $25,000 to support a full time visual arts teacher at ICEF Innovation and after school music programs at View Park and Inglewood Academy
Lawndale Elementary School District $25,000 to support district-wide professional performances for students with teacher professional development, arts integrated curriculum development, and the purchase music software for middle school
Lynwood Unified School District  $11,500 to support teacher participation in arts strategic planning, preserve teacher professional development and coaching for the Arts Advocacy Team 
Magnolia Public Schools $25,000 Pending...
Monrovia Unified School District $23,300 to support a full-time music instructor for district-wide elementary music instruction with social emotional learning integration
Montebello Unified School District $25,000 to support the expansion of visual arts teacher professional development by the California Arts Projects and additional coordination support hours for the Arts TOSA
Mountain View School District $9,440 to support the expansion of dance artist residencies for transitional kindergarten district-wide
Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District $21,100 to support the purchase of musical instruments for secondary schools district-wide
Paramount Unified School District $25,000 to support the expansion of arts integration professional development and coaching by P.S. Arts, in-studio art classes for all TK-2nd grade students, access to field trips and assemblies, and the initiation of a district-wide PLC for arts teachers
Pasadena Unified School District  $25,000 to support the purchase of production equipment and professional mentorships in sound design, costume design, lighting design, and scenic design
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 $11,400 to support teacher participation in arts strategic planning, elementary arts lead stipends, and professional services in branding and design to update of the district arts website
Saugus Union School District $21,500 to support the expansion of resources for Meet the Masters, professional development for classroom teachers, the purchase of instructional materials and supplies, and field trips for students 
South Pasadena Unified School District $22,000 to support the purchase of technology and equipment for the digital photography lab
Sulphur Springs Union School District $21,900 to support the expansion of district-wide elementary music instruction, teacher professional development, and the purchase of instruments and instructional materials
Torrance Unified School District $25,000 to support district-wide arts and social emotional learning residencies for transitional kindergarten and special education students, and district arts coaching 
Whittier City School District $25,000 to support district-wide field trips for elementary and middle schools 
Whittier Union High School District $25,000 to support intra-district collaboration for arts articulation, collaboration time for curriculum development of ethnic studies course, arts field trips, and district arts coaching 
Wiseburn School District  $21,700 to support district-wide elementary dance instruction and teacher professional development, instrument maintenance, the purchase of instructional materials, and Music and Media technology