State grantTennessee
Arts Education Community Learning (AE-CL) Grant Program
Offered by Tennessee Arts Commission
Found automatically on tnartscommission.org/grants/arts-education-community-learning. Check details with the funder before applying.
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit arts or non-arts organizations and local government agencies in Tennessee.
- How much
- Up to $18,000Applicants may request up to $18,000. Funds vary depending on the group being served; most grant requests are not fully funded.
- By when
- Between roundsRecurring program. Next round not posted yet.The application is currently closed but posted for reference. This is a recurring annual program; the referenced guidelines are for Fiscal Year 2026 (project period July 1, 2025 – June 15, 2026). Contact Chris Sweatt at chris.sweatt@tn.gov or 615-253-8914 for current cycle information.
Checked Oct 19, 2026
About this grant
The Arts Education Community Learning grant program, administered by the Tennessee Arts Commission, funds single projects that use the arts in creative and innovative ways to provide education in community settings or non-traditional school environments. Projects must involve hands-on learning in performing, visual, traditional folk, and/or literary arts with professional teaching artists actively engaged in instruction. Applicants may request up to $18,000 per project.
Eligibility details
- Notes: Applicants must be nonprofit arts or non-arts organizations or local government agencies. Public or private PK-12 schools are ineligible in this category (encouraged to apply to the Student Ticket Subsidy program). Arts organizations receiving revenue directly from a 'New Specialty Earmarked Plate' under T.C.A 55-4-301(a)(1) are ineligible. All applicants must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI). First-time applicants should contact Chris Sweatt, Director of Arts Education, at chris.sweatt@tn.gov or 615-253-8914 prior to submitting to verify eligibility. Applications must have a single project focus and may not request funds for the same project in another Commission grant category in the same fiscal year.
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