Assistance for Arts Education

What’s New

In FY 2022, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $8 million in a new grant for the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) grant program to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.  For more information about this award and other past competitions, visit the Awards page.

Program Overview

The  Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program promotes arts education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, through activities such as (a) professional development for arts educators, teachers, and principals; (b) development and dissemination of accessible instructional materials and arts-based educational programming, including online resources, in multiple arts disciplines; and (c) community and national outreach activities that strengthen and expand partnerships among schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), communities, or centers for the arts, including national centers for the arts.