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

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the only arts funder in the United States—public or individual—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 everyone in the U.s. with various opportunities for arts participation.

We award cost/share matching grants to nonprofit organizations for a broad 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 economic system and educate the next generation; unite and heal the nation through the arts; and serve the nation's arts field. We are committed to variety, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups.

Whether you are a get-go-fourth dimension or returning applicant, we welcome the opportunity to connect with you. We understand that applying for federal funding and managing a grant can be a significant undertaking. Our staff strives to ensure that all applicants receive the support they need to empathise every step of the process. Contact u.s.a. with your questions.

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Functioning of Twelfth Dark at Yale Repertory Theatre. Photo by Joan Marcus

Grants for Organizations

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GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS

Grants for Arts Projects grants support artistically excellent projects that gloat our inventiveness and cultural heritage, invite common respect for differing beliefs and values, and enrich humanity.
* Deadlines: February 10 and July 7, 2022

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Claiming AMERICA

Support for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Claiming America features an abbreviated application, a robust structure of technical assist, and grants for a set corporeality of $10,000.
* Deadline: Apr 21, 2022

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OUR TOWN

Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts' creative placemaking grants programme. Through project-based funding, nosotros 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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Enquiry AWARDS

The National Endowment for the Arts provides two funding opportunities for enquiry projects: Inquiry Grants in the Arts funds enquiry that investigates the value and/or bear on of the arts, and NEA Enquiry Labs, which funds transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences.
* Deadline has passed

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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 help support jobs in the arts sector, go on the doors open to arts organizations nationwide, and assist the field in its response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Deadlines take passed.

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PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

Grants are awarded to the nation's 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), and the vi regional arts organizations (RAOs) whose members contain SAAs. Partnership support is too bachelor to the national service organization for the state arts agencies.
* Deadline: September 29, 2022

Grants for Individuals

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CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS

The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships programme offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and artistic nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to gear up bated fourth dimension for writing, inquiry, travel, and general career advancement.
* Borderline has passed

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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 Accolade

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

Contempo Grants

Information almost NEA grants awarded since 1998.

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