No. While you can begin the grant writing process before choosing your artist, you cannot submit your grant application until you have chosen the artist that you’d like to work with. Once the grant is submitted you cannot change your…

The PTA may assist in writing the grant application. However, a representative from the school staff (such as a teacher or principal) must be designated as the site coordinator and complete the e-signature on the application. A PTA person cannot…

Yes. You will need to provide your principal’s written approval of the project and budget to your Program Coordinator before receiving the confirmation code to submit your application.

No. MSAC allows just ONE artist-in-residence grant application per school, per year. You can still plan a residency with Young Audiences without the MSAC funding though— Talk to your Program Coordinator about other options.

This is a grant that is awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council directly to schools. Young Audiences provides MSAC grant writing assistance to schools applying for this grant.

Historically all eligible schools that have applied for MSAC grants to subsidize Young Audiences programs have been awarded; however we can never guarantee that this will be the case. You will be notified as to whether your school has been…

After the grant is awarded, you can change the grade levels, number of students per class (as long as it’s not more than 30 per class), and number of classes participating. However, you can NOT change the artist or total…

Many of our artists’ calendars fill up quickly at the beginning of the school year. If there are particular dates that you’d like to hold for your residency in the 18-19 school year, let your Program Coordinator know as soon…