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National Endowment for the Arts

6 federal assistance programs administered by National Endowment for the Arts, sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings catalog.

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Agency overview

National Endowment for the Arts administers 6 federal assistance programs across 1 categories. According to SAM.gov Assistance Listings program count among agencies on PlainGrants, National Endowment for the Arts ranks #22 of 24. 6 of 6 are currently active in SAM.gov.

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catalogued programs
6
currently active
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grant categories
$3.0 million
largest award ceiling

Agency portfolio posture

Tiny portfolio with unusually complete ceilings

Despite only 6 CFDA rows, NEA publishes funding bands on 6 programs up to $3.0 million. Dollar envelopes are readable even though the catalog is small.

Derived from SAM.gov Assistance Listings program_count, funding_range fields, and eligibility tags. See methodology · corpus placement.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listings (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, CFDA) National Endowment for the Arts federal grant programs (CFDA codes), descriptions, eligibility, and funding categories · 2026 SAM.gov Assistance Listings replaced the legacy CFDA catalog; all federal financial assistance programs must publish here. Updated continuously as agencies revise program details.

Grant Programs (6)

45.024 Arts & Culture

Challenge America

Fast-track grants for small and mid-sized arts organizations reaching underserved populations.

Up to $10K

45.024 Arts & Culture

Creative Forces Grants

Grants to bring arts programs to military service members, veterans, and their families.

Up to $200K

45.025 Arts & Culture

NEA Art Works

Grants supporting specific arts projects that contribute to the health of the arts sector and communities.

Up to $100K

45.024 Arts & Culture

Our Town Grants

Creative placemaking grants supporting projects at the intersection of arts, culture, and community development.

Up to $150K

45.024 Arts & Culture

Promotion of the Arts — Grants to Organizations and Individuals

Grants to arts organizations, artists, and local arts agencies for arts access, education, and programming.

Up to $100K

45.025 Arts & Culture

Promotion of the Arts — Partnership Agreements

Challenge grants to state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to support local arts programs.

Up to $3M

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What to do next

NEA: 6 SAM.gov listings · 6 active.

  • Arts & Culture is the largest shelf (6 programs) - start there if your mission aligns. Browse Arts & Culture
  • Highest listed ceiling in this portfolio: Promotion of the Arts — Partnership Agreements (45.025). Open program
  • Nearest catalog peer by program count: VA (6 listings). Compare agency

Program availability and deadlines change frequently; always verify with the current NOFO on Grants.gov.

Agencies with similar catalog size

Nearest peers by SAM.gov program_count (6 here).

VA (6) NASA (6) AmeriCorps (5) DOS (5) | All agencies →

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants

This page is for informational purposes only and is not legal, financial, or grant-consulting advice. For a specific application, consult National Endowment for the Arts directly or a qualified grants professional; see our full disclaimer.

Every figure on PlainGrants is rendered directly from SAM.gov Assistance Listings data, no number is typed in by an editor. This agency's figures are rendered directly from SAM.gov Assistance Listings data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data issue on this page.