The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.

The National Endowment for the Arts is the only arts funder in the United States—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.

Jan 14, 2025 · The National Endowment for the Arts received 2,195 eligible Grants for Arts Projects applications this round, which were submitted in February 2024. The NEA will award 1,127 grants for a total of $31,825,500 to support arts projects in 15 artistic disciplines and fields.

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of …

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellowships program offers up to $50,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous ...

Oct 31, 2024 · A new research brief released today by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) examines recent patterns of arts engagement among U.S. adults, and the relationship between arts engagement and social connectedness.

This report summarizes proceedings from a June 2019 gathering of 12 NEA Research Labs at the National Endowment for the Arts. It identifies challenges and opportunities for collaborative, transdisciplinary research projects in the arts.

Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grant program with an annual deadline of August. Since 2011, the agency has funded more than 800 projects in all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.

Through fellowships to published translators, the NEA supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. This year’s deadline has passed. New guidelines are anticipated in July 2025. Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

The National Endowment for the Arts is the only funder, public or private, that supports the arts in all 50 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and the five territories. The agency funds arts organizations and artists in every Congressional district in the country.