NEA Challenge America, FY 2026
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Assistance Listings: 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Last Updated: February 6, 2025
Description
Challenge America supports projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities. The program welcomes applications from applicants that are primarily small organizations, first-time applicants to the NEA, and/or returning Challenge America applicants. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes; and applicants that have not been recommended for funding in any of the three most recent Fiscal Years in the NEA’s Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, or Research Awards grant programs. Funding in this category is not available for individuals, fiscally sponsored entities, commercial/for-profit enterprises, State Arts Agencies (SAA), or Regional Arts Organizations (RAO).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Government
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
NEA Web Manager
Documents
No documents are currently available here
Link to additional information
Closed: February 6, 2025
Award
$2,800,000
Program Funding
280
Expected awards
$10,000
Award Floor
$10,000
Award Ceiling
Funding opportunity number:
2025NEA01CA
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Arts
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
December 12, 2024
Archive date:
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