The NEA Research Labs program funds 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 (NEA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $150,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
The NEA Research Labs continue to build public knowledge about the arts and their contributions to individuals, communities, and society at large. Through this program, they are cultivating transdisciplinary research partnerships that are producing research findings and evidence-based tools of value not only to arts practitioners, but also to non-arts sectors such as healthcare, education, and business or management. Institutions of higher education and/or nonprofit research and policy organizations may submit applications to be NEA Research Labs.
The NEA Research Labs program offers grant funding for longer-term research agendas. These agendas will include multiple research studies and activities that build and inform the field throughout the life of an NEA Research Lab. Applicants seeking grant funding for a specific and discrete research study should refer to the Research Grants in the Arts program guidelines.
Each 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 the following research areas of special interest to the NEA:
Measuring the Impacts of the Arts:
- On U.S. Economic Growth, and/or Innovation
- On Cognition and Learning
- On Health and Wellness for Individuals
Monitoring and Improving Systems:
- Community Health and/or Revitalization
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Arts
- Other Aspects of the Arts Ecology
Funding Information
Grants will range from $100,000 to $150,000, based on the availability of funding.
Period of Performance
Our support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2024. 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:
- 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 grant. Partnering organizations are not required to meet the eligibility requirements below.
To be eligible, the applicant organization must:
- Meet the NEA’s “Legal Requirements” at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal sponsor/agent are not allowed.
Eligible organizations that received American Rescue Plan (ARP) or CARES Act funding may apply to this program as long as there are no overlapping costs during the same grant period.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
