GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS
Grants for Arts Projects is our largest grants program for organizations, providing expansive funding opportunities for communities across the nation in a wide variety of artistic disciplines.
* Deadlines: February 9 and July 6, 2023
CHALLENGE AMERICA
Challenge America grants are awarded at $10,000 each to reach historically underserved communities with rich and dynamic cultural identities. This program may be a good entry point for organizations that are new to applying for federal funding. Grants are awarded in all artistic disciplines for a wide variety of arts projects.
* Deadline: April 27, 2023
OUR TOWN
Our Town is our creative placemaking grants program, using arts, culture, and design to strengthen communities and advance local priorities such as health, community development, environment/climate, and public safety, among other community issues and aspirations.
* New guidelines available in spring 2023
RESEARCH AWARDS
Two funding opportunities are available: Research Grants in the Arts funds research that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts; and NEA Research Labs, which funds transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of the arts and non-arts sectors alike.
* Deadline: March 27, 2023