Closed · 2026NEA01ORALABS · CFDA 45.024 · Discretionary
NEA Research Labs, FY 2027
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Arts, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 23, 2026
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
NEA Research Labs, FY 2027 is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Arts that offered $100,000 -- $300,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 235 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Arts.
- $100K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 4
- expected awards
- 45.024
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on March 23, 2026. Watch CFDA 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts — Grants to Organizations and Individuals) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $300,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed March 23, 2026
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Grant
Description
The NEA Research Labs program funds projects that support transdisciplinary research teams to build public knowledge about the arts and their contributions to individuals, communities, and society at large. Each Lab will conduct multiple research studies and develop a suite of products or services.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors
NEA Research Labs, 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. 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 Staff NEAResearchGrants@arts.gov
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What to do next
NEA Research Labs, 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.
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