National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

About the NEA:

​​​The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency whose funding supports state arts agencies, arts and cultural nonprofits, and individual artists across the country. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced two grant programs for COVID relief and recovery for the arts, funded through the American Rescue Plan for State Arts Agencies (LAAs) and Arts Organizations (AOs) for regranting.

Check your state's arts agency to learn more about how they are regranting their funds to artists and arts organizations like you. 

 

NEA Updates Archive

• 3/15/22 NEA & BEA News
• 7/13/21 NEA Applicant Q&A Zoom Sessions: Registration for Local Arts Agencies
• 7/7/21   NEA Applicant Q&A Zoom Sessions: Registration for Local Arts Agencies

• 7/6/21 AAF Webinar: Applying for the New NEA American Rescue Plan Grant Program for Arts and Culture Organizations

• 7/2/21 Legislative, NEA & SVOG Update

• 7/1/21-9/1/21 NEA Applicant Q&A Zoom Sessions: Registration for Direct Grants to Arts & Culture Organizations

• 6/29/21 Applying for the New NEA American Rescue Plan Grant Program for Local Arts Agencies to Subgrant Webinar Slides

• 6/23/21 NEA Announces Two COVID Recovery Grant Programs for the Arts

• 5/28/21 Biden Administration Proposes Substantial Budget Increase to the NEA

• 3/31/21 2021 Arts Policy Vote 
• 3/15/21 American Rescue Plan Update
• 3/10/21 Press Release Congress Passes the American Rescue Plan
• 3/7/21 SVOG and American Rescue Plan Bill Update
• 2/19/21 Draft of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Reconciliation Bill 
• 2/11/21 COVID-19 Update 
• 2/9/21 COVID-19 Arts Action Alert
• 1/14/21 Biden American Rescue Plan
• 1/12/21 COVID-19 Update
• 1/8/21 COVID-19 Update
• 1/5/21 NEA General Operating Grants in FY21 Omnibus Bill
• 12/22/20 Congress Passes Omnibus, COVID-19 Relief by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• 12/22/20 COVID-19 Update
• 12/10/20 COVID-19 Update
• 12/9/20 Highlights of the Proposed Bipartisan Senate COVID-19 Relief Bill
• 12/3/20 COVID-19 Update
• 10/2/20 COVID-19 Update
• 9/30/20 COVID-19 Update
• 7/31/20 Comparing Proposed Relief Legislation by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• 7/28/20 COVID-19 Update
• 7/7/20 COVID-19 Update
• 5/15/20 COVID-19 Update
• 4/22/20 COVID-19 Update
• 3/26/20 COVID-19 Update
• 3/25/20 COVID-19 Update
• 3/23/20 COVID-19 Update