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Feb 17 - Jul 10

NEA Funding Opportunities (Updated with New Deadlines)

Extramural Funding

Grants for Organizations

GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS
Grants for Arts Projects is our principal grants category. Grants are available for arts projects of all sizes in a wide variety of artistic disciplines.
*Deadlines: March 11 and July 10, 2025
RESEARCH AWARDS
The National Endowment for the Arts invites applicants to engage with its five-year research agenda (as part of the NEA FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Objective 3.2) through the agency’s Research Grants in the Arts program. * Deadline: March 24, 2025.
OUR TOWN
Our Town is our creative placemaking grants program. These projects integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts to strengthen communities over the long term. * Deadline has passed. New application guidelines anticipated in May 2025.
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT GRANTS
Grants are awarded to the nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), and the six regional arts organizations (RAOs) whose members comprise SAAs. Partnership support is also available to the national service organization for the state arts agencies. * Deadline has passed. New guidelines anticipated in July 2025.
CHALLENGE AMERICA
The Challenge America grant program has been canceled for FY 2026. We encourage applicants who may have planned to apply to Challenge America this year to review the Grants for Arts Projects guidelines to learn more about funding opportunities.