Title
Grants for Arts Projects
Agencies
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Description
Projects may be small, medium, or large; existing or new; and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. A project may consist of one or more specific events or activities; it may be a new initiative or part of your organization’s regular season or activities. Organizations that undertake a single short-term program in a year could apply for that event, or they could identify certain components (such as the presentation of a particular artist and the associated activities) as their project. Organizations may apply for any or all phases of a project, from its planning through its implementation. A project should not encompass all of an organization’s activities or costs in a given year.
Grants range from $10,000 to $100,000. In the past few years, a majority of the agency's grants have been for amounts less than $25,000.
Areas of Particular Interest:
The NEA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups. We encourage projects that address any of the following:
(1) Elevate artists as integral and essential to a healthy and vibrant society.
(2) Celebrate the nation’s creativity and/or cultural heritage.
(3) Facilitate cross-sector collaborations that center the arts at the intersection of other disciplines, sectors, and industries.
(4) Contribute to healthy and thriving local, regional, state-wide, and national arts ecosystems and arts infrastructures.
(5) Invest in organizational capacity-building and leadership development for arts organizations, arts workers, and artists.
(6) Build arts organizations’ capacity to serve a broad public through digital or emergent technology and/or support tech-centered creative practices across all artistic disciplines and forms.
(7) Originate from or are in collaboration with the following constituencies encouraged by White House Executive Orders:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
Tribal Colleges and Universities,
American Indian and Alaska Native tribes,
Predominantly Black Institutions,
Hispanic Serving Institutions,
Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and
Organizations that support the independence and lifelong inclusion of people with disabilities.
(8) In recognition of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, we also welcome arts projects that educate and engage communities in dialogue about the past, present, and future of our nation.
More Information
https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects
Submission Limits
An organization may submit only one application to the FY 2024 Grants for Arts Projects program (i.e., one application per calendar year), with limited exceptions.
Cost Sharing:
All grants require a nonfederal cost share or match of at least 1 to 1.
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
May 23, 2024 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
May 24, 2024 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Jun 3, 2024 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
Jun 21, 2024 |
| Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
| Agency Proposal |
Jul 23, 2024
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