NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2026
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Assistance Listings: 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Last Updated: February 7, 2025
Description
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Film & Media Arts, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts. Funded activities may include public engagement with the arts and arts education, the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. Awards...
require a 1:1 cost share/match. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. 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
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Government
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
NEA Web Manager
webmgr@arts.gov
NEA Web Manager
Documents
No documents are currently available here
Link to additional information
Closed: March 11, 2025
Award
$62,245,000
Program Funding
2075
Expected awards
$10,000
Award Minimum
$150,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
2025NEA01GAP1MARCH
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Arts
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
February 7, 2025
Archive date:
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