Teacher Initiated Project (TIP) Grant
Teacher Initiated Project (TIP) Grant supports Utah K–12 educators through one-on-one study with professional teaching artists to develop their own artistic knowledge and skills.
Funder: Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Due Dates: Rolling (applications; quarterly review) | Mid-June 2027 (final reports) | June 30, 2027 (fiscal-year end)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500, paid directly to the teaching artist for approximately 16 hours of instruction
Summary: Supports Utah K–12 educators’ personal artistic growth through one-on-one study with a professional teaching artist.
Key Information: Funding supports the educator’s own artistic development, not classroom instruction.
Description
The Teacher Initiated Project (TIP) Grant is administered by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums’ Arts Education Program. It gives teachers and administrators opportunities to develop their own artistic knowledge and skills through individual study with a professional teaching artist of their choice. Supported disciplines include visual art, music, theatre, dance, storytelling, media arts, folk arts, and creative writing.
The program emphasizes personal artistic exploration rather than instructional improvement. Applicants do not need previous experience in their chosen art form, and priority is given to educators with no or limited training. Whether the learning will later be used in a classroom is not relevant to the application or its review.
