National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants

Open National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants

• Grants for Arts Projects (GAP)

  Up to $150Kopen

  Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is the NEA's principal grants cat...

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• Art Works

  Up to $100Kopen

  Supports creation of art, public engagement with diverse art forms, lifelong learning in the arts, and capacity building for organizations.

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• Research Grants in the Arts

  Up to $100Kopen

  Research Grants in the Arts is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Supports research studies investigating the value and impact of the...

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• Youth Leadership and Education Program

  Up to $100Kopen

  Youth Leadership and Education Program is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Supports projects that engage youth in arts education an...

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• Grants for Arts Projects

  Up to $100Kopen

  Project-based funding supporting an expansive range of arts activities essential to the creative vitality of the U. S.

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• NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose

  Up to $50Kopen

  NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships pr...

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• NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships

  Up to $25Kopen

  NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Lifetime achievement awards for individuals who have made signific...

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• NEA Big Read Grants

  Up to $20Kopen

  NEA Big Read Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA Big Read is a program that awards grants to support community readi...

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• National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Grant

  Up to $10Kopen

  National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Grant is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant supports small nonprofits in...

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• Challenge America

  Up to $10Kopen

  Grants supporting projects that extend the reach of the arts to populations with limited access because of geography, ethnicity, economics, or disabil...

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• NEA Literature Fellowships: Poetry

  Deadline: Jan 1, 2027open

  NEA Literature Fellowships: Poetry is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measu...

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• Arts Education Collective Impact Grants

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  Arts Education Collective Impact Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Focuses on collaborative efforts to improve arts educat...

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• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town Grant Program

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  National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town Grant Program is a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that funds creative placemaking proje...

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• NEA Grants for Arts Projects - Media Arts (AI/Digital Media)

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  NEA Grants for Arts Projects - Media Arts (AI/Digital Media) is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This program funds media arts proj...

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• NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship

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  NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The highest award bestowed by the nation on jazz musicians and advo...

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• Youth Arts and Culture Program

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  Youth Arts and Culture Program is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This program supports projects that engage youth in arts and cul...

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• NEA Literature Fellowships

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  NEA Literature Fellowships is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Supports writers and translators to create new work.

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• NEA Our Town, FY 2025

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  NEA Our Town, FY 2025 is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA Our Town grants program supports creative placemaking projects th...

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• Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Grants

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  Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Grants is a program from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that funds arts projects spe...

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• Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) - Design & Our Town / Visual & Media Arts

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  Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) - Design and Our Town / Visual and Media Arts is a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that funds exce...

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What National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awards:

How to apply for National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants

Most National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.