The National Endowment for the Arts is inviting applications for 2023 NEA Research Labs to fund transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Arts
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Grant Size: $100,000 to $200,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
NEA Research Lab will design a transdisciplinary research agenda, conduct project activities to execute that agenda, and prepare and disseminate reports and other products or services that will contribute substantively to a wider understanding of one of three areas of special interest to the NEA:
- The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
- The Arts, Creativity, Cognition, and Learning
- The Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional Well-Being
NEA Research Labs serve as “hubs” or centers of excellence in the domain of interest. Each NEA Research Lab will develop a pipeline of projects or products, including a website, while conducting at least one major study. More detail on NEA Research Labs activities can be found in the “NEA Research Lab Project Activities” section.
Each NEA Research Lab must include these activities:
- The design and publication of an evidence-based research agenda;
- The planning and implementation of a keystone study, or a series of studies;
- The production of at least one research report for each research study;
- The fulfillment of ad hoc analyses or information requests concerning the NEA Research Lab’s research agenda; and
- The dissemination of research projects, study findings, data, tools, or services to other researchers, arts practitioners, and the general public.
The NEA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups.
Funding Information
- Grants will range from $100,000 to $200,000, based on the availability of funding.
- The period of performance is a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The official applicant must be an organization with research and policy as a principal focus for its core components, either as the primary work or as part of a transdisciplinary mission. Eligible official applicants are:
- The official applicant must be an organization with research and policy as a principal focus for its core components, either as the primary work or as part of a transdisciplinary mission. Eligible official applicants are:
- U.S. institutions of higher education, or
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations with a three-year history of commissioning and conducting research in the behavioral or social sciences, and communicating research findings and policy implications through reports and/or convenings, at the time of application.
- NEA Research Labs require a partnership that involves multiple organizations. One organization that meets the eligibility requirements below must act as the official applicant, submit the application, and assume full responsibility for the cooperative agreement. Partnering organizations are not required to meet the same eligibility requirements as the official applicant organization.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
