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2026-2027 Arts Inspire Grant

Supporting Arts Education Access

Every child deserves to be inspired by the wonder and creativity that arts experiences provide. The Arts Inspire Grants support arts programming in Title I schools. This grant is designed to assist with financial barriers for Title 1 campuses to provide students with the opportunity to interact with professional arts and experience the arts from a new perspective. Arts Inspire Grants can be utilized for:
- Field trips to professional arts experiences in the visual arts, dance, music, and theatre, including:
  • Transportation fees
  • Admission fees
- Artist honorarium fees for professional artist visits to school campuses

Arts Inspire Grants cannot be used for contests or contest preparation, private lessons, or teacher fees.

Applicants must be employed by a Texas public school and work for a Title I campus. Priority is given to teachers serving rural, low arts access areas. The annual grant application window is August 15 – October 1. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm CST on October 1.
1.Applicant Contact Information(Required.)
2.Principal's Contact Information(Required.)
3.Campus Name(Required.)
4.District Name  (Eligibility requires you to be under contract with the listed school district)(Required.)
5.Please include a link to your school's website(Required.)
6.Teaching Assignment Grade Level (check all that apply)(Required.)
7.Teaching Assignment Content Area (check all that apply)(Required.)
8.Please indicate specialized teaching assignment, if applicable, such as band director, technical theatre director, choir director, ceramics instructor, etc.
9.How many students are enrolled on your campus?(Required.)
10.Describe your campus type. Check all that apply.(Required.)
11.Identify the designated community type of your school district. Please see the NCES list to verify your community type, https://tea.texas.gov/reports-and-data/school-data/district-type-data-search/district-type-2019-20 (Required.)
12.Describe your campus's student demographics.

If you do not have access to this information it can be found at https://txculturaltrust.org/what-we-do/artcan/map/. Under Campus Comparisons search your school, then click “Download Data” to view campus demographics.(Required.)
13.Does your arts department or program have a booster club?(Required.)
14.Does your school provide a budget for field trips/artist visits?(Required.)
15.If you have a teaching assignment program budget, enter that amount in a numerical response.(Required.)
16.Has your principal approved the proposed Arts Inspire Grant program?(Required.)
17.Title of Arts Inspire Grant Experience (please be specific)(Required.)
18.Please select the type of experience you are applying for(Required.)
19.Describe the arts experience you are applying for. Provide details about the artist, professional arts venue, or performance group, their credentials, and what their performance or presentation will include. (50-100 words)(Required.)
20.Arts Inspire Event Details(Required.)
21.How will this grant support your efforts to increase arts access for your students and campus community? (50-100 words)(Required.)
22.Why is this grant necessary in order to provide this arts experience for your students? (50-100 words)(Required.)
23.If applicable, please describe any unusual adversity your campus community is currently facing.
24.Which group of students will experience the Arts Access program? Please include an answer for each of the questions below.(Required.)
25.How many students do you expect to participate in the grant experience?(Required.)
26.Total Cost of the Arts Experience (please include funding you might have from your school or other fundraising sources)(Required.)
27.Total Funds Requested from the Texas Cultural Trust (a numerical value that cannot exceed $1,000.00)(Required.)
28.Budget Plan. List the total income and expenses for this arts experience. In the following question, you will complete an itemized budget form.(Required.)
29.Upload the budget plan for the arts experience. Please use the fillable budget plan template provided by the Trust to created a detailed line item budget. Include all income and expenses required for the arts experience (transportation fees, admission fees, honorariums, etc.). Include your name and school name in the file name. Download the budget plan form here.

(You can download an example budget here as a reference.)(Required.)
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30.Upload the project timeline for the arts experience. Please use the fillable timeline template provided by the Trust, be specific, and include planning/coordination details. Include your name and school name in the file name. Download the timeline template here.(Required.)
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31.I certify that my school qualifies as a Title 1 campus and therefore is eligible for this grant.(Required.)
32.The Texas Cultural Trust Arts Inspire Grant is designed to support Title 1 schools as they provide students with an exceptional arts experience. By providing my digital signature below, I affirm my understanding that if I do not successfully host the proposed arts experience, I will be required to return all or a portion of the grant amount received to the Texas Cultural Trust.

In addition, I will provide photos of the arts experience and one page report on the impact this grant has provided upon completion of the one year grant cycle. I authorize the Texas Cultural Trust to use all images, name, and statement for promotional purposes.(Required.)
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33.By clicking yes below, I acknowledge that I have added apatrick@txculturaltrust.org to my email contacts, so that emails received from the Texas Cultural Trust regarding my application are not sent to my Spam, Trash, or Junk folder.(Required.)