Closed · 2020NEA01ORAGRANTS · CFDA 45.024 · Discretionary
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2021
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Arts, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10K-$100K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 13, 2020
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2021 is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Arts that offered $10,000 -- $100,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 235 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Arts.
- $10K-$100K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45.024
- CFDA program
- 235
- other opportunities from National Endowment for the Arts
Archived opportunity record
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2021 is closed (last close April 13, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 45.024 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Endowment for the Arts still indexes 235 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 13, 2020
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Research Awards application deadline has been extended to help applicants dealing with the effects of COVID-19. These are the new dates: Part 1 - Submit to Grants.gov April 13, 2020 by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time Part 1 deadline has been extended. Part 2 - Submit to Applicant Portal April 16, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, to April 23, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time Part 2 dates to submit materials have been changed. On April 16, 2020, the National Endowment for the Arts Applicant Portal will open for you to submit application material. The Applicant Portal can be accessed here: https://applicantportal.arts.gov. Your User Name is your Grants.gov Number and your Password is your Agency Tracking Number/NEA Application Number. You have until April 23, 2020 to submit your work samples. If you have questions about your application please contact nearesearchgrants@arts.gov Our support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2021. Grants generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years, with an exception for projects that include primary data collection as part of the proposed activity. Projects that include primary data collection may request up to three years. Projects that extend beyond one year will be required to submit an annual progress report, and must include updated human ethics training and Institutional Review Board (IRB) materials as necessary.A grantee may not receive more than one National Endowment for the Arts grant for the same project during the same period of performance.Grant Program DescriptionThe National Endowment for the Arts invites applicants to engage with the agency’s five-year research agenda through two funding opportunities for research projects:• Research Grants in the Arts funds research that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life. Matching/cost share grants of $10,000 to $100,000 will be awarded.• NEA Research Labs funds transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike. Matching/cost share cooperative agreements of up to $150,000 will be awarded. Research Grants in the Arts offers grants, and NEA Research Labs offers cooperative agreements. The difference between grants and cooperative agreements is the Arts Endowment’s involvement. The Arts Endowment is substantially involved with cooperative agreements. Therefore, the Arts Endowment will be substantially involved in the direction and accomplishments of NEA Research Labs.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2021 bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (9 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +5 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Arts (AR). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Endowment for the Arts book (174 peers, 74% of 236).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Promotion of the Arts — Grants to Organizations and Individuals
National Endowment for the Arts
Agency Contact
NEA Web Manager webmgr@arts.gov
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What to do next
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY2021 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 45.024 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Promotion of the Arts — Grants to Organizatio… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- National Endowment for the Arts lists 235 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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