ABC Schools Advancement Grants
Forecasted
ABC Schools Advancement Grants support South Carolina schools’ arts planning, professional development, and artist residencies to embed standards-based arts education in curricula and daily instruction.
Funder: South Carolina Arts Commission
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000 per year; 2:1 cash match (grantee:SCAC)
Summary: Supports ABC-certified schools in integrating standards-based arts education into the basic curriculum and daily classroom instruction.
Key Information: Only ABC-certified schools may apply; payments are reimbursement-based.
Description
The South Carolina Arts Commission’s ABC Schools Advancement Grants support ABC-certified schools in making the arts integral to their basic curriculum and daily classroom instruction. Funding supports ongoing comprehensive planning, strategic projects, arts and arts-integration professional development, and standards-based arts education initiatives, including artist residencies. All funded spending must directly advance the goals in the school’s Arts Education Strategic Plan.
Grantees participate in the broader Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Institute network. The application process aligns with the Institute’s three-year certification and recertification cycle, asking schools to collect evidence of progress toward their strategic plans each year. This evidence supports annual grant review and can also help schools prepare for recertification. The program emphasizes sustained implementation of school-level arts education plans.
