NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY 2027
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: February 13, 2026
Close date: March 23, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361295
Opportunity number: 2026NEA01ORAGRANTS
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: National Endowment for the Arts
Agency code: NEA
Award floor: $20,000
Award ceiling: $100,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Arts
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:nea
- category_of_funding_activity:arts
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Description
To produce research, statistics, and general information about the arts for the benefit of the arts sector and beyond.