Creative Schools Fund 2021-22

The winter Creative Schools Fund application period is NOW CLOSED.

Schools will be notified of their award status in mid-late March.

The Creative Schools Fund and CPS are pleased to announce the latest Creative Schools Fund guidelines. This year’s grant is designed to empower schools to continue to address immediate arts needs, while also building on goals offered through previous iterations of the Fund. Partnerships will continue to play a central role in the Creative Schools Fund’s efforts to bring the rich cultural and artistic resources of the city into its public schools.

Grant Guidelines

Read our updated winter grant guidelines to review these adaptions, understand the latest CSF goals and priorities, check grant eligibility requirements, and note key dates.

Review Guidelines

GRANT RUBRIC

We strive for transparency. Reference our grant rubric to learn more about how applications will be evaluated by reviewers.

THE WINTER GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD is now CLOSED.

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

The Creative Schools Fund Implementation Guide supports grant recipients and their partners with detailed grant policies and expectations. Click here to access the guide.

PDF of application questions: CSF Winter 2021-2022 Residences and Student Learning Experiences (RSLE)

Past Grantees

Each year hundreds of schools design arts learning programs to fill gaps in arts instruction for their students, expand curriculum and teacher skills, and better sustain access to the arts for every student in every grade. Simply by participating in the application process, schools report improved teacher capacity for strategic planning in the arts and increased partnerships. We are honored to partner with the extraordinary arts teachers of CPS who design and implement Creative Schools Fund grants each year!