The Big Yellow School Bus Grant provides up to $500 to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips to arts institutions and activities in Missouri that are funded by the Missouri Arts Council. The grant meets a growing need to help schools fund student field trips to art museums and exhibits, music, dance, and theater performances, which are often eliminated due to the pressures of dwindling budgets.
Creative learning at cultural institutions is critical to a child's academic development. These visits help foster creativity and innovation, among the most important skills for students to develop today. Big Yellow School Bus is designed to foster partnerships between schools and art institutions so students across the state can explore their creativity and experience all that Missouri's cultural life has to offer.
Funded by the Missouri Arts Council, the program invites eligible K-12 schools (public, private or charter) in Missouri to apply for up to a $500 grant to be used during the 2011-2012 school year.
What does the grant fund?
The Yellow School Bus Grant will pay transportation costs for students taking field trips to approved arts activities including festivals, exhibitions, and performances. The grant does not pay for other related costs including admission fees.
This grant is not competitive and will be awarded as funds are available. Applicants are responsible for making all transportation and destination arrangements.
No match is required for this grant. The applicant may request up to $500 to cover travel expenses that would transport students to and from an eligible field trip destination. Any eligible school may receive one Yellow School Bus Grant between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible to apply for the Yellow School Bus grant the applying school must be a public, private or charter school that provides daily education to K-12th grade students. The school must be Missouri-based, nonprofit, and tax-exempt.
If you have not applied for Missouri Arts Council funding in the past, please contact the arts education program specialist before you create an online profile.
Eligible destinations are programs that are funded by the Missouri Arts Council. A list of MAC grant recipients by community can be found here: http://bit.ly/oCz124. If you believe your destination is funded by MAC and is not on the list please call Julie Hale, arts education program specialist. Travel for student competitions and student performances are not eligible. The grant will fund clinics only if the students will attend a performance.
Contact and Guidelines
The guidelines can be downloaded here. For more information contact the program specialist: Julie Hale, Arts Education Program Specialist, julie.hale@ded.mo.gov, 314-340-6845, 866-407-4752 (toll-free), 800-735-2966 (TDD)
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