Topical Heading
School Improvement
Program Title
Cultural Partnerships for At-Risk Children
and Youths—Arts in Education
CFDA # (or ED #)
84.351B
Administering Office
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
Who May Apply (specifically)
Eligible applicants are local education agencies (LEAs), applying on behalf of a school or schools in
which 75 percent or more of the children are from low-income families, in partnership with at least
one of the following: an institution of higher education (IHE); a museum; a local arts agency or cul-
tural entity that is accessible to individuals within the school district and that has a history of pro-
viding quality services to the community.
Current Competitions
No funds were appropriated for this program in FY 2006.
Type of Assistance (by category)
Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2004 $3,976,400
Fiscal Year 2005 $0
Fiscal Year 2006 $0
Fiscal Year 2006 Awards Information
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Number of New Awards Anticipated: 0
Legislative Citation
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title V, Part D, Subpart 15.
Program Regulations
EDGAR; 34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99
Program Description
This program supports school-community partnership programs designed to improve the education
performance of at-risk children by providing arts education services and programs, especially pro-
grams incorporating arts education standards.
Types of Projects
These include school-community arts partnerships that support arts education and enrichment
activities for at-risk children and youths.
Education Level (by category)
Middle School, Secondary
Subject Index
Art Education
School Improvement
Contact Information
Name: Carol Sue Fromboluti
E-mail Address: carol.fromboluti@ed.gov
Mailing Address: U.S. Department of Education, OII
Improvement Programs
400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 4W223, FB-6
Washington, DC 20202-5950
Telephone: (202) 205-9654
Fax: (202) 205-5630
Links to Related Web Sites
http://www.ed.gov/programs/artscp/index.html
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