Arts in Education
Program

The Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development (HCOCHA/TD) offers grants to non-profit arts organizations located in, and serving the residents of, Hudson County. These grants are administered through HCOCHA/TD, a unit of Hudson County government, by authority of Hudson County Executive Craig Guy and the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

The purpose of the AiEP grant is to build a bridge between local non-profit arts organizations and the schools in the 12 municipalities of Hudson County to increase students’ access to quality arts education programs that may not be offered in their schools. These organizations partner with schools to allow students to have access to a variety of artistic disciplines during the school day in the classroom setting. The programs will enhance and integrate arts in education programming in schools aligning with the NJ Student Learning Standards for Visual and Performing Arts (NJSLS-VPA) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) standards of each school applicant.

Non-profit arts organizations apply on the AiEP GRANT APPLICATION for ORGANIZATIONS first. Hudson County Schools are then invited to apply on the AiEP GRANT APPLICATION for SCHOOLS & SCHOOL DISTRICTS in which a description of the Organization’s Proposed Programs will be listed. Based on the prioritized needs of the schools, the guidelines of the application, and the amount of funding available, the ORGANIZATIONS will then be awarded funds to COLLABORATE with the applicant SCHOOLS to provide the arts in education program.

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