Overview
The Field Trip Experiences (FTE) grant program supports the cost of field trip tickets, professional development opportunities for classroom educators, and/or pre/post-field trip workshops for students. Funding may also be allocated to necessary personnel support for the planning and implementation of the program.
This grant opportunity has the following program goals:
- Provide access to comprehensive arts and humanities field trip experiences that work to advance student achievement in the District of Columbia.
- Create a strategic approach to the planning and delivery of field trip experiences and associated programming to students and teachers.
- Make authentic connections to curricular content / themes across targeted grade levels in collaboration with appropriate personnel at DCPS and DCPCS.
- Encourage collaboration between arts and humanities organizations and create the opportunity to build a “community of practice” between organizations within their discipline of specialty.
- Foster new relationships between arts and humanities organizations and public schools across the city.
- Demonstrate measurable impact of field trip experiences and associated programming on participating students and teachers.
FY 2026 Request for Applications
The Commission on the Arts and Humanities seeks applications for the FY26 Arts and Humanities Education Projects (AHEP).
| Release: | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
| Submission Deadline: | 10 pm ET, Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
| Total Amount of Funding to be Awarded: | Contingent upon funding |
| Anticipated Number of Awards: | Contingent upon number of applicants |
| Maximum Amount for Organization Awards: | Up to $50,000 |
| Anticipated Start Dates | October 1, 2025 |
| Periods of Performance | October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 |
| Workshops and Live Chats: | RSVP here |
Staff Contact:
- Andrea Brown, Arts Learning Coordinator | [email protected]
View the FY26 FTE documents by downloading the PDFs of the RFA as well as Q&As, or navigate the RFA on our website using the Table of Contents below.
Table of Contents
- Description of Funding Opportunity
- Award Information
- Eligibility Information
- Application and Submission Information
- Application and Review Information
- Award Administration Information
- CAH Contact
- Addendum A: Work Samples and Supplementary Materials