§7292 Assistance for Arts Education

Summary

The law gives money to eligible groups to run an Assistance for Arts Education program. The program must promote arts learning for students, including disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. It funds three main kinds of work: training for arts teachers and principals; making and sharing accessible teaching materials and arts programs (including online resources across different art fields); and outreach to build and grow partnerships among schools, local education agencies, communities, and arts centers. Groups that get the money must work with cultural organizations like museums, libraries, theaters, and arts education groups, and they must use the funds only to add to other non‑Federal money, not to replace it. The Secretary must talk with federal agencies, arts educators, and arts organizations when running the program. Grants should favor national nonprofit organizations. “Eligible entity” means one of the following: a local education agency where 20 percent or more of students are from families below the poverty line, a group of such agencies, a state education agency, a college or university, a museum or cultural institution, the Bureau of Indian Education, an eligible national nonprofit organization, or another private agency. An “eligible national nonprofit organization” is a nationwide group with state or local staff or affiliates that shows it is effective or has strong plans to help disadvantaged students or students with disabilities.