(K-11th grade)

$100,000 available to K-11th grade Kalamazoo County students for private arts instruction, classes at arts institutions or arts camps.

Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm on January 23, 2025

EFA Student Art Grant Guidelines

Apply for Irving S. Gilmore Student Arts Grant

(9-11th grade)

$25,000 available to 9-11th grade Kalamazoo County students for advanced instruction, master classes and pre-college programming. 

Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm on January 23, 2025

EFA Student Art Grant Guidelines

Apply for Irving S. Gilmore Student Arts Career Path Grant

(8-11th grade)

$30,000 available to 8-11th grade Kalamazoo County students to purchase high quality musical instruments and artistic equipment.

Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm on February 27, 2025

EFA Student Artistic Equipment Grant Guidelines

Apply for Irving S. Gilmore Student Artistic Equipment Grant

(Classroom Educators/ EFA Teaching Artists)

$25,000 available to Kalamazoo County classroom educators/ EFA teaching artists for Arts fieldtrips, teaching artist classroom residencies and Art special projects.

Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm on March 27, 2025

EFA School & Classroom Art Project Grant Guidelines

Apply for EFA Class Project Grant

(Classroom Educators/ EFA Teaching Artists) 

$25,000 available to Kalamazoo County classroom educators/ EFA teaching artists for arts instruction, workshops, master classes and conferences. 

Deadline to apply: 11:59 pm on March 27, 2025

EFA Artistic Development Grant Guidelines

Apply for EFA Artistic Development Grant for Educators and Teaching Artists