TAP supports the exchange of professional expertise among New York State schools, cultural organizations, teaching artists and consultants to promote the continued growth and improvement of long-term, in-depth partnerships centered on teaching and learning in and through the arts to benefit pre-K through 12th grade children.  The New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) Empire State Partnerships (ESP) Arts in Education program is the model by which we measure success.

Deadlines for TAP in the coming academic year 2008-09 will be:
September 15, November 17, January 15, March 16, May 18 and July 1.  

Award letters are sent within 4 weeks after each deadline, subject to availability of funds. Awards are available for up to $3,000.

Funding can be requested for technical assistance to strengthen your arts-in-education partnerships in the following categories:
Partnership Planning and Collaboration
Arts-Integrated Curriculum Design
Program Evaluation and Student Assessment
Professional Development and Capacity Building

Please note that there is no longer a separate application for funding to attend the CommonGround conference. If you want to apply for a TAP Scholarship for CommonGround, please submit your application for inclusion in the January 15 deadline.

Individuals, NYS schools, school districts, and non-profit cultural organizations are eligible to apply. NYS teaching artists who have been NYS residents for one year previous to the application deadline and are not matriculated in a degree granting program are also eligible to apply.

TAP applications should address relevant issues specific to integrating arts into education programs that benefit children. Preference will be given to applicants that provide matching support for project costs.

TAP will NOT support:
- staff positions or projects that appear to provide for staff positions;
- residency projects that involve direct contact between teaching artists and children;
- the purchase of equipment or the production expenses for marketing materials;
- more than one TAP award per applicant per year.

Recommendations for the technical assistance experts that are best for your program or that are located in your region can be found by contacting Partners for Arts Education (PAE), NYSCA Arts in Education Dept. (NYSCA-AIE),your regional Local Capacity Building (LCB) re-grant coordinator or your regional Arts Ed Roundtables.

This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts,
a state agency.

Questions? Contact Sue Stonecash
Email Sue   
Ph 315.234.9911  ~  Fax 315.234.9912