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 2020-21, the Arts Ed Collective offered $811,600 in financial support to 40 school districts including four charter networks through the Advancement Grant program.
2019-20 Advancement Grant Recipients
| District Name | Award | Final Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alhambra Unified | $23,300 | to support the purchase of musical instruments for upper elementary and middle school |
| Antelope Valley Union High School District | $24,700 | to support the expansion of the district wide arts coordination and collaboration time, professional development, and student services |
| Burbank Unified School District | $23,900 | to support artist residencies and field trips, professional development, and instrument repair and replacement |
| Centinela Valley Union High School District | $20,800 | to support performances for students and teacher professional development in conflict resolution |
| Claremont Unified School District | $19,100 | to support the expansion of the SALT program to high school through teacher planning and collaboration time |
| Covina-Valley Unified | $21,500 | to support the addition of a full time credentialed visual arts teacher for elementary |
| Culver City Unified School District | $19,000 | to support the addition of a technical theater instructor and teacher collaboration time for kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum articulation |
| Duarte Unified School District | $16,000 | to support the expansion of teacher professional development in arts integration by the Armory Center for the Arts |
| East Whittier City Elementary School District | $19,800 | to support district wide artist residencies in theater for elementary and teacher professional development |
| El Monte City Elementary School District | $19,100 | to support district wide visual arts curriculum through the purchase of equipment and staff training |
| El Monte Union High School District | $22,500 | to support the expansion of artist residencies for students with disabilities and English learners, professional development for teachers of the arts, CTE and special populations, and district wide arts programs for students |
| El Rancho Unified School District | $15,900 | to support district wide curriculum development and professional development in arts integration for transitional kindergarten through fifth grade teachers |
| Garvey Elementary School District | $17,100 | to support professional development in the new arts standards, curriculum development for arts specialist and transitional kindergarten through first grade teachers, and the development of community outreach events |
| Gorman Joint School District | $22,500 | to support teacher professional development, curriculum development, artist residencies, and field trips |
| Hacienda La Puente Unified | $23,500 | to support the expansion of arts integration with fifth grade artist residencies and teacher professional development in social emotional learning through TEAL |
| Hawthorne School District | $22,200 | to support professional development for transitional kindergarten through fifth grade teachers and the recruitment and training of arts docents |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union | $16,300 | to support teacher professional development in music, the purchase of materials and instruments, and artist residencies in music |
| iLead Charter Network | $18,000 | to support teacher professional development in theater, the purchase of theater curriculum, classroom materials, artist workshops, and field trips |
| Inglewood Unified School District | $21,100 | to support the development of a district wide arts council, teacher professional development through TEAL, and coaching and parent engagement through PS Arts |
| Inner City Education Foundation | $18,400 | to support the addition of a full time music instructor |
| Keppel Union School District | $18,200 | to support the addition of a credentialed music teacher, the purchase of visual arts curriculum, teacher professional development, curriculum development, and supplies and instruments |
| Lawndale Elementary School District | $19,000 | to support district wide culturally relevant dance performances for students and teacher professional development |
| Lynwood Unified School District | $18,500 | to support professional development and collaboration time for the district arts advocacy team |
| Magnolia Public Schools | $10,000 | to support teacher professional development in arts integration for arts specialists district wide and TEAL implementation coaching |
| Monrovia Unified School District | $22,800 | to support the expansion of vocal music district wide for fourth and fifth grade |
| Montebello Unified School District | $23,800 | to support visual arts professional development for first and second grade teachers from The California Arts Project |
| Mountain View School District | $23,900 | to support media arts professional development and curriculum development for middle school teachers through TEAL |
| Newhall School District | $23,200 | to support artist residencies in dance for fourth grade district wide and teacher professional development in arts integration |
| Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District | $18,500 | to support professional development for kindergarten through fifth grade teachers in theater integration and social emotional learning through TEAL and The California Arts Project |
| Palmdale Elementary School District | $18,700 | to support district wide teacher professional development in arts integration and the purchase of musical instruments and materials for implementation |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District | $16,600 | to support professional development for elementary teachers and district wide student workshop by the Palos Verdes Art Center |
| Paramount Unified School District | $24,200 | to support the expansion of arts integration coaching and student field trips |
| Pasadena Unified School District | $24,400 | to support the expansion of theater residencies district wide for kindergarten through second grade by the Music Center |
| Pomona Unified School District | $25,500 | to support the expansion of the teacher arts lead program and fourth grade visual arts residencies by the dA Center for the Arts |
| PUC Charter Network | $17,100 | to support college and career arts pathways and the purchase of equipment and supplies |
| Rosemead School District | $22,900 | to support the expansion of teacher professional development in arts integration by the Music Center to upper elementary |
| San Gabriel Unified School District | $20,300 | to support teacher professional development and the purchase of equipment and supplies for music and visual arts, curriculum development in visual arts for kindergarten through twelfth grade, community outreach, and the development of a districtwide arts showcase |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District | $18,500 | to support the creation of an in-school Mariachi program to middle school |
| Saugus Union School District | $23,000 | to support district wide artist residencies, curriculum development, and teacher professional development in theater for fifth grade by the Music Center |
| South Pasadena Unified School District | $17,600 | to support the purchase of music and media equipment, teacher planning time for web page development, and the expansion of arts coordination hours |
| Sulphur Springs Union School District | $19,900 | to support district wide STEAM workshops for first through sixth grade, professional development, and curriculum development |
| Temple City Unified School District | $14,000 | to support district wide teacher professional development through TEAL, the development of a visual and preforming arts scope and sequence, and the purchase of instruments and equipment for elementary and middle schools |
| Walnut Valley Unified School District | $20,900 | to support district wide dance residencies for first grade by AMAN Dance Educators |
| Whittier City School District | $10,300 | to support district wide theater and dance through the purchase of stage equipment and supplies |
| Whittier Union High School District | $20,500 | to support professional development and curriculum development in the new arts standards, planning time for the new performing arts center, and the creation of promotional arts videos for the district website |
| Wiseburn Unified School District | $12,500 | to support the purchase of visual arts and music equipment, materials, and teacher professional development in theater |