NEA Challenge America, FY 2026
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
- 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Closed: February 6, 2025
Award details
- Expected project funding: $2,800,000
- Expected awards: 280
Award min.
$10,000
Award max.
$10,000
- Funding opportunity number:2025NEA01CA
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Arts
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: December 12, 2024
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 2
Summary
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
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 on eligibility
Documents
No documents are currently available.
