"The Arts . . . belong to all the people of the Us."

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the but arts funder in the Usa—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. Each year, we award thousands of grants to provide anybody in the United States with diverse opportunities for arts participation.

We award cost/share matching grants to nonprofit organizations for a wide variety of arts projects, literature fellowships for published creative writers and translators, and partnership agreements with the 62 state/jurisdictional arts agencies and regional arts organizations.

Through our programs, nosotros encourage activities that rebuild the creative economy and brainwash the adjacent generation; unite and heal the nation through the arts; and serve the nation'due south arts field. We are committed to diversity, disinterestedness, inclusion, and accessibility, and fostering mutual respect for the various beliefs and values of all individuals and groups.

Whether you are a outset-fourth dimension or returning bidder, we welcome the opportunity to connect with you. We understand that applying for federal funding and managing a grant can exist a significant undertaking. Our staff strives to ensure that all applicants receive the support they need to sympathise every step of the procedure. Contact usa with your questions.

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Grants for Organizations

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GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS

Grants for Arts Projects grants support artistically splendid projects that gloat our creativity and cultural heritage, invite common respect for differing behavior and values, and enrich humanity.
* Deadlines: February 10 and July vii, 2022

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Challenge AMERICA

Support for projects that extend the attain of the arts to underserved populations. Challenge America features an abbreviated awarding, a robust construction of technical assistance, and grants for a prepare amount of $10,000.
* Deadline: April 21, 2022

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OUR TOWN

Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts' creative placemaking grants plan. Through projection-based funding, we support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities past advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes.
* Deadline has passed. New guidelines available by May 2022.

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RESEARCH AWARDS

The National Endowment for the Arts provides two funding opportunities for enquiry projects: Inquiry Grants in the Arts funds inquiry that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts, and NEA Inquiry Labs, which funds transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences.
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AMERICAN RESCUE Programme GRANTS

The Arts Endowment will competitively award Rescue Plan funds to eligible organizations nationwide. These funds are intended to assist support jobs in the arts sector, continue the doors open to arts organizations nationwide, and aid the field in its response to and recovery from the COVID-xix pandemic.
* Deadlines accept passed.

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PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

Grants are awarded to the nation's 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), and the half dozen regional arts organizations (RAOs) whose members comprise SAAs. Partnership support is also available to the national service organisation for the state arts agencies.
* Borderline: September 29, 2022

Grants for Individuals

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CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS

The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and artistic nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to gear up bated time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.
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TRANSLATION PROJECTS

Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English.
* Deadline has passed

Manage Your Award

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Manage Your Laurels

Rules, regulations, policies and procedures to manage and administrate a grant or cooperative agreement (award), including forms, guidance, and reporting requirements that govern your award.

Recent Grants

Data almost NEA grants awarded since 1998.

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