Arts & Humanities

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A. Kraehe (Fine Arts, competitive resubmission)

The NEA is committed to supporting excellent arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.

We fund arts projects in the following disciplines: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Film & Media Arts, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts.

Updated Eligibility Criteria

Organizations may no longer submit applications in the same fiscal year for both Grants for Arts Projects and Our Town funding categories (a separate application in the Research Awards category is allowable). Please carefully review the application limits section of the guidelines.

 

The University of Arizona is ineligible to apply due to new combined institutional limit of one submission to Our Town or Grants for Art Projects (GAP) and a competitive resubmission to GAP. 

Updated Eligibility Criteria

Organizations may no longer submit applications in the same fiscal year for both Grants for Arts Projects and Our Town funding categories (a separate application in the Research Awards category is allowable). Please carefully review the application limits section of the guidelines.

RDS was notified that NEH will not be running a competition for the Summer Stipends program this fall. 

Faculty are encouraged to consider the NEH Fellowships (not a limited submission) as an alternative option. 

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O. Miller (Museum of Art) 

The American Art Program supports scholarly loan exhibitions that contribute significantly to the study and understanding of art of the United States, including all facets of Native American art. These grants advance the Program’s efforts to empower art museums to reconsider accepted histories, amplify the voices and experiences of underrepresented artists and cultures, and facilitate important dialogue with diverse collaborators and communities.

Program Requirements and Guidelines

• Concept Notes must be submitted online by the originating institution and not by a participating-venue institution. (Letters are not accepted from individuals.)
• Art of the United States, including Native American art, should constitute significantly more than half of the checklist.
• The organizing institution’s permanent collection should not constitute more than half of the exhibition checklist.
• A single, privately held collection should constitute no more than half of the exhibition checklist.
• The holdings of a single commercial dealer should constitute no more than half of the exhibition checklist.
• The proposed exhibition should not open before March of the year following your application submission.
• Museums outside of the United States may submit appropriate projects for consideration only if they have proof of valid non-profit status provided by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
• Only one exhibition per year can be submitted per institution.

S. Swayden (Museum of Art) 

Eligibility: 
You may submit only one application under this notice. However, distinct collecting entities within a larger organization, such as a university’s library and museum or two historic sites within a historical society, may each apply separately. 

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions program. The purpose of this program is to help small and mid-sized institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. The program encourages applications from small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant. 

 

The U of A may submit up to three (3) proposals.

The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program provides financial assistance to organizations and entities working to preserve historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history, including: private nonprofit organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and tribal governments; and other public entities, for the preservation and interpretation of U.S. confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.

Projects funded through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program must benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites. The term historic confinement sites is defined as the ten War Relocation Authority sites (Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake), as well as other historically significant locations, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. These sites are specifically identified in Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites, published by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archaeological and Conservation Center, in 1999. This document may be seen at www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/anthropology74 and at other internet sites.

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An organization may submit only one application under this notice.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Challenge Programs is accepting applications for the Climate Smart Humanities Organizations program. This program strengthens the institutional base of the humanities by funding operational assessments and strategic planning efforts to sustain and protect historical, cultural, educational, intellectual, and physical assets from the risks of climate change. Projects will result in a climate action, resilience, or adaptation plan including detailed assessments, measurable actions, and expected outcomes. Proposals must address how strategic planning for climate change will increase the organization’s resilience and support its work in the humanities over the long term. Projects are financed through a combination of federal matching funds and gifts raised from third-party, non-federal sources.

Following this 2024-2025 cycle, the competition will be paused in 2025-2026 for an evaluation of the pilot’s outcomes that will inform a full re-launch planned for 2026-2027.

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An organization may submit only one proposal under this program solicitation.

Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Creative Forces) is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (Agency or NEA) in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). The mission of Creative Forces is to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers, by increasing knowledge of and access to clinical creative arts therapies and community arts engagement.

The purpose of this program solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to manage the Clinical component of the Creative Forces program (the Clinical Program) through a cooperative agreement. Activities will advance health and well-being at Creative Forces Clinical Sites.

In brief, the Cooperator will: 

• Administer the Clinical Program activities, including: Creative Arts Therapies programs and non-clinical arts engagement activities at Clinical Sites; telehealth delivery programs; and expansion to additional clinical sites and/or new target populations during the cooperative agreement’s period of performance. 

• In consultation with the NEA's Office of Research and Analysis (ORA): 

o Execute research efforts to improve understanding of the impacts and benefits— physical, social and emotional—of these innovative treatment methods. 

o Conduct Evaluation and Performance Measurement on the Clinical Program activities to understand and articulate the impacts of Creative Arts Therapies and community arts engagement activities for military and veteran patient populations, their families, and staff.

The NEA expects to award one Cooperative Agreement of up to $5,000,000, contingent upon the availability of funds. This Cooperative Agreement does not require a cost-share/match.

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico is pleased to announce that funding sponsored by the U.S. Department of State is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. 

Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Purpose of Small Grants: U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez PDS invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding between the U.S. and Mexico in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico through cultural, economic, educational, professional, and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include a U.S. cultural element, or connection with U.S. expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives. All proposals must state clearly the inclusion of American content. American content can include speakers who are experts in U.S. policy, academia, information, or economics; the use of U.S. training models or materials; exchanges with U.S. institutions; or promotion of U.S. best practices, culture and resources. Programs that include multiple cities and/or promote increased collaboration and networking between USG program alumni are encouraged. Examples of PD Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:

• Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;

• Artistic, cultural, educational, and sports workshops, joint performances, clinics, and exhibitions;

• Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs;

• Professional and academic exchanges and programs; and

• Promotion of entrepreneurship for indigenous and Afro-Mexican community programs. 

Priority Program Areas:

• Economic Development
• Workforce Development
• Academic Exchanges & Education
• Migration
• Security & Human Rights
• Climate Change Resiliency
• Press / Freedom of Expression

Maximum for Each Award: $50,000. Minimum for Each Award: $ 10,000