NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2025
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Assistance Listings
- 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
Research Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.
The NEA welcomes research proposals that address priority topics and possible questions as outlined in the agency’s FY 2022-2026 research agenda. The priority topics are briefly listed below, but a link to the full research agenda, including a detailed description of the four topic areas and several related sample questions that may be used or adapted by...
applicants to the Research Grants in the Arts program are available through the “Guidelines and Application Instruction” link below. Applicants are strongly urged to consult this more detailed list while preparing their application.
The four research areas are:
• The art’s impact on health, education, and the economy
• The art’s role in community transformation and healing
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the arts
• The evolving ecosystem of the arts in the U.S.
Proposals to the Research Grants in the Arts program should align with at least one of the aforementioned topics, and, if possible, address research questions identical or similar to the related sample questions in the NEA’s research agenda for FY 2022-2026.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- County governments
- State governments
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
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.
Link to additional information
Closed: March 25, 2024
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
$20,000
Award Minimum
$100,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
2024NEA01ORAGRANTS
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:
January 8, 2024
Archive date:
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