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Grants

A critical element of BPS Arts Expansion is the grantmaking Fund. The BPS Arts Expansion Fund is used to empower BPS schools to embrace, expand and deepen arts instruction in schools.

Applications for the 2025-2026 BPS Arts Expansion grants are now closed.

View the grant guidelines and application here (for reference purposes only). Click here to watch a recording of the BPS Arts Expansion Info Session.

Eligibility

All Boston Public Schools can apply for BPS Arts Expansion grants. Schools must have a completed 2024-25 School Arts Survey on file when submitting their application.

School arts data from SY24-25

• PreK-8 BPS Arts Data
• Secondary (High) School BPS Arts Data

Timeline

• Early June: Grant Awards Announced
• June 5, 2025, 4-5:30 pm: Virtual Grantee Orientation meeting, 4 pm 
• September 2025-June 2026: Grant Period

For questions please connect with Nikki Olusanya, BPS Arts Expansion Director at olusanya@edvestors.org or call 617-585-5746.

View the full list of 2024-2025 grant recipients here.