NEA Research Labs, FY 2027
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: February 13, 2026
Close date: March 23, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361296
Opportunity number: 2026NEA01ORALABS
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: National Endowment for the Arts
Agency code: NEA
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $300,000
Cost sharing required: No
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
- Special district governments
- State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:nea
- category_of_funding_activity:arts
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- 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:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
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.