Opportunity Listing - NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027

Agency: National Endowment for the Arts

Assistance Listings: 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals

Last Updated: December 11, 2025

Description

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual and Media Arts. Funded activities may include a wide range of arts projects described in the application guidelines. Awards require a 1:1 cost share. 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 a range of 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

Other Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

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

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Independent school districts

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

NEA Staff apply@arts.gov

Email

NEA Staff

apply@arts.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

Closing: February 12, 2026

Application process

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

Award

$65,000,000

Program Funding

2000

Expected awards

$10,000

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

2026NEA01GAP1

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Arts

Category Explanation:

History

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Posted date:

December 11, 2025

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