To explore available funding opportunities, click on the artistic discipline or field below that is most relevant to your project. In most areas, funding is limited to organizations. (Direct awards to individuals are made only through Literature Fellowships, NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, NEA Opera Honors, and NEA National Heritage Fellowships in the Folk & Traditional Arts.)

Tentative deadlines for the upcoming Grants for Arts Projects cycle (new guidelines will be posted in January): Access to Artistic Excellence: March 11 and August 12, 2009; Challenge America Fast-Track: May 27, 2009; Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: June 10, 2009.

Information on the NEA's "Recovery Act" efforts is now available.

Federal Partnership opportunities such as Save America's Treasures and Coming Up Taller are listed within the disciplines/fields.

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