NEA Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts

Post Date

April 17th 2008

Application Due Date

May 30th 2008

Proposal Receipt Deadline: May 30, 2008 The Arts Endowment requires organizations to submit their proposals electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application

Funding Opportunity Number

NEAPS0801

CFDA Number(s)

45.024

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Arts

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: • Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. • Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $250000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $250000

Grant Description

With the creation of national standards for arts learning in the 1990’s, assessment of student learning in the arts has become critical for providers of arts instruction throughout the country. Through the Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awards millions of dollars each year to support arts education projects that include many forms of assessment designed to measure student learning and program effectiveness. Applicants are required to describe their assessment plans in their proposed projects. However, creating, identifying, and implementing effective assessment tools that support quality arts instruction can be a challenge. Arts educators who provide instruction in schools and communities are looking for models of assessment in all art forms. Through this project, the Arts Endowment seeks to collect and analyze information on current practices and trends in the assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts and to identify models that might be most effective in various learning environments. Upon completion of this project, the Arts Endowment may consider support for a followup project to disseminate the results gathered here broadly to the arts education field in ways that could help advance the state of student assessment in this country. Scope of Work The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to carry out this project. In brief, the Cooperator will: 1) Identify and review research, articles, publications, Web sites, and other resources and materials that focus on assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts that occurs in a variety of settings such as arts and cultural organizations; public, private, and charter schools; community organizations, etc. Supplement the literature review with other research as appropriate. 2) With input from leaders in the area of assessment of student learning, identify those forms of assessment (both formative and summative) that hold particular promise in various arts learning environments. 3) Develop a compendium of assessment practices showing the various environments in which particular methods and practices might be most effective. 4) Provide findings to the Arts Endowment in the form of a written report and Web site material. 5) Provide recommendations on ways in which the Arts Endowment can help improve the state of assessment of K-12 student learning in the arts. The Cooperator will work closely with the NEA Project Director on all phases of this project.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Arts

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Grants & Contracts Office
  Room 618
  National Endowment for the Arts
  1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
  Washington, DC 20506
  Phone: (202) 682-5403
  FAX: (202) 682-5626
  Email: jacobsn@arts.gov

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NEA Grants & Contracts Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  jacobsn@arts.gov

• More Information:

  NEA Web Site Announcement