NEA Challenge America, FY 2026
Key Information
Due Date: April 24, 2025
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Source: Federal
Funding Category:
Arts Recreation & Culture
Funding Amount: $10,000
Funding Type: Grant, Government
Match Required: Yes
Status: Posted
Contact Info:
National Endowment for the Arts
webmgr@arts.gov
NEA Web Manager
webmgr@arts.gov
202-682-5504
NEA Web Manager
Overview
Challenge America supports projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities. The program welcomes applications from applicants that are primarily small organizations, first-time applicants to the NEA, and/or returning Challenge America applicants. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes; and applicants that have not been recommended for funding in any of the three most recent Fiscal Years in the NEA’s Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, or Research Awards grant programs. Funding in this category is not available for individuals, fiscally sponsored entities, commercial/for-profit enterprises, State Arts Agencies (SAA), or Regional Arts Organizations (RAO).
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Key Dates
Open Date: December 12, 2024
Application Due Date: April 24, 2025
Estimated Award Date: Not Specified
Additional Details
Eligible Activities
- Community Engagement
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments