Grants
2019
Dancers Connect Community Dance Program
CVPA Support for Arts and Community programs
Awarded 7,500 annually 2014 - 2019, ongoing
Cross Training Pilates for Dance
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning –
UTLC Grant - Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
2018
Dynamic Alignment and Neuromuscular Facilitation for Dance Education
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning –
UTLC Grant - Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 500
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for Dance Education Pedagogy Research
CVPA Deans Faculty research and scholarly activity
Requested 1,200
Awarded 1,000, 2018-2019
Bridging Cultures: Windows, bridges and mirrors in the dance class
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning –
UTLC Grant - Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 500
Accessibility, participation, belonging - Community Dance as pedagogy laboratory
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning –
UTLC Grant - Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
Critical Response Process Creating dialogues between artists, educators and community
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning –
UTLC Grant - Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
2017
The Arts Integration Academy (AIA)
USDOE Federal Professional Development for Arts Educators
UNCG CVPA and Guilford County Schools
Awarded 1.3M, 2017-2022
Building responsive cultures in the dance class
CVPA Deans Faculty research and scholarly activity
Requested 1,500
Awarded 1,000, 2017-2018
Advocating with our thumbs
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Travel Grant
UNCG- Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 500
ArtsBridge America V2 CVPA
Dr. Mila Parrish School of dance, Dr. Patti Sink School of Music,
Dr. Maria Lim, School of Art, and Joshua Pervis, School of Theater
Requested 10,000
Not Awarded
A+ Global Arts Integration
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – UTLC Grant
UNCG- Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
Achieving Equity: Access Diversity Initiatives UTLC Grant
UNCG- Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
Innovative Teaching Strategies UTLC Grant
UNCG- Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Awarded 300
2016
ArtsBridge America V1
UNCG School of Visual and Performing Arts
Mila Parrish, PI & Joshua Pervis, UNCG School of Theater
Requested 10,000
Not Awarded
Dance Conditioning for Teachers
Eastern Carolina University and NCDEO
Dr. Marissa Nesbitt PI, with Dr. Mila Parrish & Beth Fath NCDEO
Awarded: 25,000, 2016-2017
Open Space – Handheld Access and reflective practice
CPVA Deans Faculty research and scholarly activity
Requested 1,500
Awarded: 1,300, 2016-2017
2015
iDance: Digital Partnerships & 21st Century Skills in motion
UNCG Undergraduate research
Awarded 4,000, 2015-2016
iDance - Digital Partnerships
UNCG New Faculty Research Grant
Requested 5,000
Not Awarded
2014
Connecting Communities: Dancers Connect:
SMTD Faculty Research Grant
Requested 1,500
Awarded 1,000, 2014-2015
Interactive Videoconferencing
UNCG Faculty Research with Undergraduate Research
Awarded 4,000, 2014 -2015
Connecting Communities:
UNCG Undergraduate Research Grant with Marielle Abbott and Sam Carranza
Awarded 2,000
DaCi Day of Dance
Dance and the Child International – Greensboro, NC
Awarded 300
2013
Rainbow Etude Community Partnership
Community Arts Grant with Penn-Griffin School for the
Arts Dance Educator Cheri Stokes
Awarded 500
2012
Interactive Videoconferencing
UNCG New Faculty Research Grant
Requested: 5,000
Not Awarded
Community Engagement Redefined
UNCG Undergraduate Research Grant
Awarded 2,000, 2012 - 2013
Dancers Connect Community programs
SMTD Dean’s Grant for Arts and Community programs
Awarded 1,500
The Green Table: Jooss’s dance of death, politics, war, and
art in our time.
University of South Carolina Provost Research Grants
Creative and Performing Arts
Awarded: 20,000, 2012-2013
2011
Community in Action
Theatre and Dance Faculty Creative Endeavor Awards
University of South Carolina Deans Award
Awarded 7,000, 2011-2012
Hip Hop for Humanity- Grant Community Program. USCNDEO
University of South Carolina Office of Student Government
Request: 6,000
Awarded: 1,850, 2011-2012
Intergenerational Dance:Reaching, Connecting and Building Community
Magellan Research Grant.
University of South Carolina Office of Student Engagement
Request: 6,000
Awarded: 5,000, 2011-2012
University of South Carolina Provost Research Grants
Creative and Performing Arts
Request: 20,000
Awarded: 6,275, 2011-2012
2010
Moving Inventions Dance Service Grant
University of South Carolina Deans Award
Awarded 5,000, 2010-2011
Creating and performing build digital neighborhood in dance with iDanceSC
University of South Carolina Art Institute Grant
Awarded 5,000
Re-Mix Hip Hop
Community Program. USCNDEO
University of South Carolina Office of Student Government
Request: 6,000
Awarded: 4,300
Wii Dance Service Learning in the Schools
University of South Carolina
Promising Investigator Research Award
Request: 10,000.00
Not Awarded
Interactive Performance: Visual Culture in Dance
Magellan Research Grant
USC Office of Student Engagement
Request: 6,000
Awarded: 5,500
Collaboration, responsibility & interactive problem solving with iDance SC videoconferencing
Research Grant University of South Carolina
USC Arts and Humanities Grants Program
Request: 20,000
Not Awarded
Crossing Boundaries in Dance
Magellan Research Grant
USC Office of Student Engagement
Request: 3,000
Awarded: 2,500
Re-Mix Hip Hop workshop
Community Program. USCNDEO
University of South Carolina Office of Student Government
Awarded 1,850
2009
Back to the Future-Community Curriculum Partnership Research Grant
University of South Carolina Art Institute Grant
Awarded 5,000
Magellan Research Grant
University of South Carolina Office of Student Engagement
Awarded 6,000
2008
Wii DANCE
Service Learning Research Grant
University of South Carolina the Office of Student Engagement.
Awarded 3,500
2006
Jeff Rebudal Dance Residency
ASU Dance Education Guest Artist Residency
Awarded: 600
2005
Kyrene Arts and Academic Enrichment
Kyrene Monte Vista Community Programs Grant
Develop and implement year-round programming for academic and artistic enrichment.
Awarded: 11,500, 2005-2008
Preserving and Creating Access to Historical Documents in Dance Arts Education-
National Endowment for the Humanities
Dance Preservation Grant
Requested: 355,000
Not Awarded
Project MASTERWORKS
U.S. Department of Education Research Grant.
Project MASTERWORKS- Designed to provide high-quality professional development to Phoenix, Arizona arts educators in assessment of student performance and achievement within a standards-based arts education program.
Awarded: 900.000, 2005-2008
AZ Creates-
U.S. Department of Education Research Grant
Designed to systemically improve and enhance arts education programs by creating an online professional learning community of arts educators.
Requested: 825,000
Not Awarded
Community Research Grant
ASU ArtsBridge America Grant
Awarded: 4,500, 2005-2006
2004
CISE RI: An Interdisciplinary Research Environment for Motion Analysis:
Place: Vision, and Voice program. Research to support early development of a PVV Narrative Play Space. One of fourteen participating investigators on a grant totaling $1.4 M. over 3 years
Awarded: 1.4M, 2004-2006
Arizona Commission for the Arts
Awarded: 8,000, 2003-2004
Evaluating Dance in the Digital Classroom
ASU Herberger Research Grant
Awarded: 7,000, 2003-2004
2003
Community Connections: research grant investigating interactive learning through immersive performance technology
National Science Foundation (NSF) Institute of Studies in the Arts (ISA) Grant received excellent evaluation, a site visit and was in the top five for funding.
Requested: 1,500,000
Not Awarded
Mediated curriculum in dance and culture
ASU Herberger Research Grant
Research, testing and professional development of HS teachers using the Interactive Gateway website and curriculum package
Requested: 15,000
Not Awarded
2002
Yvonne Rainer documentation and website ARTSWORK
Research in the development and implementation of
interactive web site for Yvonne Rainer.
Awarded 12,000
2001
Teaching Enrichment Grant for dance technology
Research Grant Herberger College of Fine Arts
Awarded 13,000
SWIPT
Research Grant Tempe Arts Grant
Requested: 7,100
Not Awarded
Process-Based Dance Documentation
Research Grant ASU Herberger
Awarded: 6,700
