Prop 28 – The Arts and Music in Schools Funding and Accountability Act

In November 2022, California voters approved Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Funding and Accountability Act. This is ongoing funding beginning in the 2023 academic year and dedicates more than $900 million annually in additional funding to arts and music education in public schools – without raising taxes. The measure allocates existing revenue from the state General Fund. The amount dedicated to arts and music education under the measure is equal to roughly 1% of existing Proposition 98 education funding.

General Information

• Multi-year funding
• Eligible Grade Levels: K-12
• Funds as related to "arts education" can be used for:
  • instruction and training
  • supplies and materials
  • arts educational partnership programs for instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and creative expression.
• LEAs with more than 500 pupils must expend at least 80% of the funds to employ certificated or classified employees to provide arts education instruction.
• The amount of funding available each fiscal year will be one percent of the K-12 portion of the Proposition 98 funding guarantee provided in the prior fiscal year, excluding funding appropriated for the AMS program.

Additional Information

• CDE Prop 28 Website 
• Prop 28 Voter Information Guide
• Create CA: Prop 28 what we know so far

Arts, Music and Instructional Materials (AMIM) Block Grant

The Arts, Music and Instructional Materials (AMIM) Block Grant is another opportunity for districts, COEs, charter schools, and state special schools to receive one-time funding for arts education. While AMIM is not specifically for arts programs, arts education is one of the subject areas qualified to receive funds.

These funds are to obtain standards-aligned professional development and instructional materials for specific subject areas, obtain professional development and instructional materials for improving school climate, develop diverse, culturally relevant and multilingual school library book collections, Funds need to be expended by 2026.

General Information

• One time funding
• Funds may be encumbered during the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 fiscal years.
• Eligible Grade Levels: K-12
• Funds as related to arts education can be used for:
  • obtaining standards-aligned professional development and instructional materials;
    • CDE Visual and Performing Arts Resources
    • CDE Arts Education Instructional Materials Adoption Page
  • obtaining professional development and instructional materials for school climate;
  • developing diverse, culturally relevant and multilingual school library book collections.
• Funds will be apportioned proportionally on the basis of an equal amount per unit of average daily attendance for kindergarten and grades 1-12, inclusive as those numbers were reported as of the second principal apportionment for the 2021-22 fiscal year.