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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
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Grantor contact information
Description
NEA Staff
apply@arts.gov
NEA Staff
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: February 12, 2026
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:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Arts
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
December 11, 2025
Archive date:
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