Assistance for Arts Education | U.S. Department of Education

Aligned with the Trump Administration’s focus on educational excellence and opportunity, the Arts in Education National Program (AAE) expands education choice by providing more options to students. This program supports national-level, high-quality arts education projects and services for children and youth, with special emphasis on serving students from low-income families and students with disabilities. The ANEP helps to strengthen music, dance, theater, media arts, and visual arts education, including folk arts, for pre-kindergarten-through-grade-12 students and arts educators. The Department has also included an invitational priority that encourages arts projects that are designed to provide an introduction to and understanding of the founding documents and primary sources of the American political tradition through the arts, in a manner consistent with the principles of a patriotic education. Innovative, evidence-based arts education can help ensure that children in our Nation receive an education that best fits their unique needs, enabling them to learn, grow, and thrive, regardless of income or zip code.