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Grants for Arts Projects is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of excellent art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.
The Arts Endowment encourages projects that use the arts to unite and heal in response to current events, as well as address any of the following:
- Celebrate America’s creativity and/or cultural heritage.
- Invite a dialogue that fosters a mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all persons and groups.
- Enrich our humanity by broadening our understanding of ourselves as individuals and as a society.
Internal Preproposal Requirements
- A completed online application
- A project description (two-page maximum)
- A CV for the PI and any co-PIs (five-page maximum, each)
Review Criteria
- Artistic excellence of the project, which includes: Quality of the artists, arts organizations, arts education providers, works of art, or services that the project will involve, as appropriate; and artistic significance of the project. 50.0%
- Artistic merit of the project, which includes: potential to celebrate America’s creativity and cultural heritage; invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values; and also enrich humanity. Extent to which project serves organization’s community or constituency. Potential impact on artists and artistic field. Appropriateness of project to organization's mission, audience, community, and/or constituency. Appropriateness of any proposed performance measurements. This includes, where relevant, measures to assess student and/or teacher learning in arts education. Plans for documentation and dissemination of project results, as appropriate. Ability to carry out project. Where appropriate, potential to reach underserved populations. 50.0%