The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is seeking applications for its Research Grants in the Arts.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/23/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Research Grants in the Arts (RGA) program is a funding opportunity under the NEA’s Research Awards portfolio. The program supports research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts in American life. Funded projects should have national, regional, or field-wide significance.
Projects supported through this program include:
Arts and Health. Includes studies that will test or characterize the benefits of the arts or arts and health activities—including creative arts therapies—in terms of health and wellbeing for people or communities. The NEA has a special interest in supporting such projects in the following contexts:
- Military personnel, veterans, and their families
- Pediatric cancer care and other childhood diseases
- Opioid use prevention, treatment, and recovery
- Disaster relief and emergency response and preparedness
- Care of older adults experiencing cognitive or neurodegenerative declines
Arts and the Economy. Includes studies that will test or characterize the benefits of the arts or arts activities in terms of economic or workforce development.
- The NEA has a special interest in supporting such projects involving the arts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) competency training, in career development for people with disabilities, and/or in preparation for high-paying skilled trade jobs of the future.
Arts and Education. Includes studies that will test or characterize the benefits of the arts or arts activities in terms of school readiness, school engagement, or academic achievement among children from preschool through high school.
- The NEA has a special interest in supporting such projects for learners with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disabilities.
Funding Information
- Total amount of funding expected to award: $1,025,000.
- Expected dollar value of awards range: $20,000-$100,000.
Project Period
2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
One organization that meets the eligibility requirements below must act as the lead applicant,
submit the application, and assume full responsibility for understanding and complying with all
the legal, financial, and administrative requirements of the award.
The lead applicant organization must be a:
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organization;
- Unit of state or local government; or
- Federally recognized tribal community or tribe Colleges and universities that fall under one of the above may serve as the lead applicant organization.
Colleges and universities that fall under one of the above may serve as the lead applicant organization.
To be eligible as the lead applicant, the organization must:
- Meet the NEA’s Legal Requirements, including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application.
- Have completed a five-year history of operations prior to the application deadline.
- Have an active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM), and have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), at the time of application. Applicants must maintain an active SAM registration until the application process is complete and throughout the life of an award
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
