NEA Our Town, FY 2025

Agency: National Endowment for the Arts

45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, we support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities over the long term. Successful Our Town projects demonstrate a specific role for arts, culture, and design as part of strategies for strengthening local communities, ultimately centering equity and laying the groundwork for long-term systems change tailored to community needs and opportunities. All applications are submitted by one organization and require one partner...

organization. The applicant/partner pair must include 1) a nonprofit organization and 2) a local government or quasi-government entity. Cost share/matching grants range from $25,000 to $150,000, with a minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount. The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may start on July 1, 2025, or any time thereafter. A grant period of up to two years is allowed.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Private institutions of higher education

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

NEA Web Manager webmgr@art.gov

Email

NEA Web Manager

webmgr@art.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

Closed: August 1, 2024

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

Expected awards

$25,000

Award Minimum

$150,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

2024NEA01OT

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Arts

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 23, 2024

Archive date: