| The National Endowment for the Arts continues to operate as usual and will do so until a new budget is enacted by Congress. The Arts Endowment continues to make FY 2019 grant awards and will continue to honor all obligated grant funds made to date. Additionally, the agency will continue to accept grant applications for FY 2020 at our usual deadlines. |
We fund projects only. Projects may consist of one or more specific events or activities. Projects do not have to be new. Excellent existing projects can be just as competitive as new activities. Projects do not need to be big either; we welcome small projects that can make a difference in their community or field.
Guidelines and application forms for our competitive funding categories.
- Grants for Organizations (for a wide variety of arts projects)
- Grants for Individuals (for literature fellowships in creative writing and translation only)
- Partnership Agreements (for state and jurisdictional arts agencies and regional arts organizations)