Eligibility & Guidelines

AWE Arts Classroom Grants

Arts in Western Education (AWE) is a 501(c)3 organization that supports the arts in all six schools in the Western Albemarle County Public Schools. AWE seeks to grow and build the arts programs in these schools through its teacher grants program.

Eligibility

All arts educators (Visual Arts, Music, Orchestra, Band, Choir, Theater) from all of the schools in the Western Albemarle feeder pattern:

• Crozet Elementary

• Brownsville Elementary

• V.L. Murray Elementary

• Ivy Elementary

• Henley Middle

• Western Albemarle High

Grant Award Size:

$1,500 maximum

Grants Timeline:

January 31, 2024: Grants due

February 2024: AWE Board decisions

March 15, 2024: Applicants notified

March 22, 2024: Winners announced and honored at ArtsFest

April 2024: Grant funding disbursed

January 15, 2025: Brief grant report form due, via online form

Grant Requirements:

1) Online grant application

2) Attendance and participation at ArtsFest (March 22, 2024)

3) Updates on the use of grant funds, i.e. anecdotes/photos shared via email to artsinwesterneducation@gmail.com

4) Final grant report via online form