The FY22 Arts and Foreign Language Education Planning Assistance Grant Program (AFLP) application is open in the Illinois Arts Council Agency’s online Salesforce system and the deadline is December 15, 2021 at 11:59pm. The awards will be announced in the spring of 2022.
Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL)
The one-year AFLP Grant is to develop district-based plans for initiating, strengthening, or expanding instruction in the arts or foreign language. AFLP grant awards are up to $40,000. The grant period will begin no sooner than March 15, 2022 and end November 15, 2022.
Eligible applicants are public school districts, public university laboratory schools, area vocational centers, and charter schools [school code105 ILSC 5/18-8.05(K), 2-3.109a, 2-3.109b, 27A-11.5]. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Jerome Grand to confirm eligibility.
The AFLP grant period is part of a larger, four-year AFL cycle that includes three subsequent years of implementation. While the implementation grant is not available at this time, the AFLP grant would help prepare the grantee for success with the implementation application and process in the future.
Salesforce Tips
To assist in your application process here are some tips on the Salesforce system:
· If you are accessing the site for the first time but are a previous applicant from the last 5 years (and have the same email address), click the Forgot Password link to set-up your password.
· If you are a first-time user, or have not applied in the past 5 years, click the Not a Member link.
· After logging in as a new user you must first set-up your Applicant account under the Applicant Information tab.
For further information please contact Program Director, Jerome Grand, by email: Jerome.Grand@illinois.gov or by phone: 312-814-6766. IACA staff are working remotely, it is recommended to contact staff via email for quicker response time.
IACA Acknowledges support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
