Closed · 2026NEA01GAP1 · CFDA 45.024 · Discretionary

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Arts, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 12, 2026
Close date
2000
Expected awards

The verdict

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027 is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Arts that offered $10,000 -- $100,000 across 2000 expected awards. 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
2000
expected awards
45.024
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on February 12, 2026. Watch CFDA 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts — Grants to Organizations and Individuals) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $10,000 -- $100,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 12, 2026

Posted Dec 11 Closes Feb 12

Est. Total Funding

$65,000,000

Expected Awards

2000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual and Media Arts. Funded activities may include a wide range of arts projects described in the application guidelines. Awards require a 1:1 cost share. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with a range of operating budgets. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Funding in this category is not available for individuals, fiscally sponsored entities, commercial/for-profit enterprises, State Arts Agencies (SAA), or Regional Arts Organizations (RAO).

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027 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). Only 1 other National Endowment for the Arts listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% 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 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

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Agency Contact

NEA Staff apply@arts.gov

What to do next

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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