The Ithaca Community Fine Arts Booster Group (FABG), an affiliate of IPEI, has teacher mini-grants available for dance, drama, music and visual arts support or projects. The 2012-2013 fall deadline is October 30, 2012, for electronic submission. Ithaca City School District teachers and principals are eligible to apply and applications are available online at www.fabgithaca.org/receive or by calling 277-4631 or emailing president@fabgithaca.org . The spring deadline is February 1, 2013,
Past mini-grants have included Kindergarten through Grade 12 support for visiting artists, a student art exhibit, theater supplies, a mural and a pre-school dance residency, for example. Since 2001, the Fine Arts Boosters have awarded over $100,000 in grants for district activities....(read more)