Deadline: 24-Mar-25
The Research Grants in the Arts Program supports research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecosystem or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.
Priorities
- The priority areas are:
- What are measurable impacts of the arts on the following outcome areas?
- In what ways do the arts contribute to the healing and revitalization of communities?
- What is the state of access to arts programs, services, and related opportunities for underserved groups?
- What progress has been made in achieving positive, durable outcomes for arts administration, employment, learning, and participation?
- How is the U.S. arts ecosystem (e.g., arts organizations and venues, artists and arts workers, and participants and learners) adapting and responding to social, economic, and technological changes and challenges to the sector?
Funding Information
- Total amount of funding expected to award: $1,025,000
- Expected dollar value of awards (range): $20,000-$100,000
- Anticipated number of awards: 10-20 awards
- Duration: NEA support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2026. Awards generally may have a period of performance of up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The lead applicant organization must be a:
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organization;
- Unit of state or local government, or
- Federally recognized tribal community or tribe
- Colleges and universities that fall under one of these three categories may serve as the lead applicant organization.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following are not eligible to apply as the lead applicant organization:
- Individuals;
- Commercial and for-profit enterprises;
- Applications through a fiscal sponsor/agent. All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf.
- An organization whose primary purpose is to channel resources (financial, human, or other) to an affiliated organization may not apply if the affiliated organization also submits its own application.
- The designated 50 state and six jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs) and their regional arts organizations (RAOs).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.