Closed · 2024NEA01CA · CFDA 45.024 · Discretionary
NEA Challenge America, FY2025
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Arts, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10K-$10K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 30, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
NEA Challenge America, FY2025 is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Arts that offered $10,000 -- $10,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $10K-$10K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45.024
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - NEA Challenge America, FY2025 - is cataloged under number 2024NEA01CA and tied to CFDA assistance listing 45.024, posted by National Endowment for the Arts. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 6, 2023 and last updated on February 28, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $10,000 -- $10,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on April 30, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$10,000 -- $10,000
Close Date
April 30, 2024
Posted
December 6, 2023
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. The program is rooted in principles that include, but are not limited to, our recognition that: • Some groups/communities and some geographic areas with rich cultural identities have limited grant funding opportunities, and/or have been historically underserved by national arts funding; • Some small organizations may face barriers to accessing grant funding; and • Some applicants to the NEA may benefit from enhanced technical assistance resources. Challenge America seeks to address these potential barriers for organizations seeking funding. The program features an abbreviated application, a standardized $10,000 grant amount, and a robust structure of technical assistance to facilitate entry to NEA funding opportunities. This category may be a good entry point for organizations that are new to applying for federal funding. First-time applicants to the NEA, as well as previous NEA applicants who have not been recommended for funding in any of the three most recent Fiscal Years (FYs 2022, 2023, or 2024) in any of the following grant programs, are eligible to apply: • Grants for Arts Projects, • Research Grants in the Arts, or • Our Town Previous NEA applicants recommended for funding in Grants for Arts Projects, Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town FY 2022, FY 2023, or FY 2024 are not eligible to apply. Previous Challenge America, American Rescue Plan (ARP), and CARES Act applicants and grantees are eligible to apply, as long as they were not recommended for FY 2021, FY 2022, or FY 2023 funding in Grants for Arts Projects, Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 12, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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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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