For more information and to book a program please visit our website: For over 56 years, Think 360 Arts has been the leading provider of arts education programs and services in Colorado. Think 360 Arts serves as a resource for teacher professional development, a liaison between schools and teaching artists, and a clearinghouse of best practices and research in arts integration. Professional Development -Creative Learning Labs -Institute for Creative Teaching -Customized in-service PD In School Programs -Artist Residencies -Artist Workshops -Performances For more information and to book a program please visit our website: www.think360arts.org

What is a CAP Grant? Colorado Arts Partnership Grant CAP Grants support innovative projects that demonstrate strong collaboration among community arts partners and teachers in order to provide arts instruction to students. Application Open – September 13, 2019 Application Deadline – November 15, 2019 by 5:00 pm Grant Award Notification – December 6, 2019 Final Report Deadline – May 15, 2020

Are you eligible to apply? Applicant must be a faculty or staff member of a Colorado school that serves PK-12 students. Religious schools are NOT eligible to apply. School must provide a financial match of at least 30% of the amount requested. The match can come from numerous sources (e.g., school funds, PTA/PTO funds, grants, foundations, and/or student fees). The project must occur during the academic school day. The project must impact students surrounding innovation and creativity. The project must involve a Colorado artist/s or arts organization. Think 360 Arts can be your partner! Please limit your proposals to one per school.

CAP Grant Project Ideas Students working in depth with a local artist Getting to know an orchestra (instruments and artists) Arts Day/Arts Fair School mural or other installation Incorporating the arts into core curriculum Collaborating with a nearby school (arts mentorship program) One-act theatre festival Get more ideas by browsing past CAP Grant Projects here: http://think360arts.org/for-educators/colorado-arts-partnership-grants/listing/

Prompts and questions from the application What to Expect Prompts and questions from the application

School Information: Location where services will be delivered with these funds Street address, city, county, ZIP code, school phone number

School Description: Describe your school population, size, and mission. Maximum character count including spaces = 1500

CAP Grant Project Title: Provide a catchy title for your project Maximum character count including spaces = 80

Funding Request: How much funding are you requesting for this grant? We will only fund projects from $2,000 - $5,000 The school must contribute a 30% cash match.

Maximum character count including spaces = 3000 Project Description: Provide a detailed description of the project. How will this project be organized? How will you accomplish your goals? What will it look like at your school? Maximum character count including spaces = 3000

Project Impact: Who will this project impact? Approximately how many students/grade level teachers artists community members Maximum character count including spaces = 1500

Maximum character count including spaces = 1000 Project Goals: Describe the educational goals of this project. What do you hope to achieve? Maximum character count including spaces = 1000

Project Outcome and Evaluation: What will be the anticipated outcome of this project? How will you evaluate student learning/progress? Maximum character count including spaces = 1500

Project Partners: What Colorado arts organization(s) or teaching artist(s) will you partner with? (Think 360 Arts can be this partner!) Are there any other partners for this project? Maximum character count including spaces = 1500

Project Timeline: Provide a timeline for the project. Grant recipients will receive acknowledgment of their award by December 6, 2019. Projects must be completed by May 15, 2020. Maximum character count including spaces = 1500

Staffing Involved in the Project: List at least two people who will be involved. One staff member from your school One teaching artist or arts organization representative. Describe each person’s role in the project. People listed may be other school staff members, teaching artists, and/or key volunteers.

Attachments: Required: Letter of commitment/support from school principal (Word or PDF) Up to two letters of commitment or support from a partnering cultural organization. (Word or PDF) Project Budget using the template provided (Excel or PDF)

Who will be reviewing the applications? Think 360 Arts employs third party professionals to read and score each application. Think 360 Arts staff will review each application and make all final rewarding decisions.

How Will the Applications be Scored? Student Engagement Connection to Standards Outcomes / Evaluation Impact Description Goals

Proofread!! We will NOT fund: creating a costume closet, collaboration with out-of-state artists, staff/teacher compensation, materials requests only. You MUST pay the artist(s) a living wage for their time. Priority funding will be available for rural schools outside of Denver- Metro. Save a copy of your entire grant application in a Word document You receive ½ of the grant in December and the other ½ when final report and project are complete. Submit your final report early to get the balance of your funds sooner. Ask questions!

Application Checklist A teacher or school administrator must be registered on Think 360 Arts’ website A letter of support from your principal and partnering arts organization. A community artist connection * Think 360 Arts can be that connection! Funding requests $2,000 - $5,000 30% cash match Program budget

Apply… Apply… Apply! Educator registration: http://think360arts.org/portal/educator/