Opportunity Information: Apply for 2018NEA01AW2
The NEA Art Works 2, FY2019 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 2018NEA01AW2) is a discretionary grant program run by the National Endowment for the Arts (CFDA 45.024) that provides project-based support for arts activities across the United States. It is positioned as the NEA's main funding program, aimed at backing high-quality artistic work and widening public engagement with the arts. The program is designed to be flexible in scale and scope, meaning proposals can focus on either new or existing projects, and they can be implemented in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or US territories.
A key rule for applicants is that an organization may submit only one application total across the two FY2019 categories: Art Works or Challenge America. In practice, this means an organization has to choose which category to pursue. If it applies under Challenge America, it cannot also submit an Art Works application in the same cycle, and vice versa. This limitation is important for planning because it forces organizations to align their best project and strongest fit with the most appropriate category rather than trying multiple submissions.
The NEA describes Art Works as supporting several major outcomes: expanding public engagement with and access to excellent art, supporting the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, encouraging arts learning at all stages of life, and integrating the arts into the fabric of community life. In other words, competitive projects are typically those that clearly articulate both artistic excellence and meaningful public impact, whether that impact is experienced through performances and exhibitions, education and lifelong learning, community-based partnerships, or other public-facing arts activities.
Eligibility is broad and includes a range of public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that particular nonprofit category), and private institutions of higher education. This wide eligibility reflects the NEA's national mandate and allows arts councils, municipalities, school systems, tribal governments, colleges and universities, and nonprofit arts organizations to compete for support under the same opportunity.
From a timing and administration standpoint, the original application deadline listed for this opportunity was July 12, 2018, with the grant period structured so that NEA support for funded projects could begin on or after June 1, 2019. The program generally allows a period of performance of up to two years, which can help organizations plan multi-phase work such as development, production, presentation, engagement activities, and evaluation over a longer runway. The stated maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $100,000. The opportunity record indicates it was created on May 9, 2018, and while the expected number of awards is not specified in the provided data, the ceiling gives a sense of the upper limit an applicant could request or receive under this listing.
Overall, NEA Art Works 2, FY2019 is a competitive federal arts grant intended to fund discrete projects that demonstrate artistic excellence and public value, with broad applicant eligibility, nationwide geographic reach, a strict one-application-per-organization rule across Art Works and Challenge America for the fiscal year, and a project timeline that can extend up to two years starting no earlier than June 1, 2019.Apply for 2018NEA01AW2
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Art Works 2, FY2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-05-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-07-12. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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| NEA Research Labs, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1801 Funding Number: NEAPS1801 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $150,000 |
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| NEA The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design TM (CIRD), FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1803 Funding Number: NEAPS1803 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $350,000 |
| NEA Documentary Sustainability Project, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1804 Funding Number: NEAPS1804 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Research: Art Works, FY2019 Apply for 2019NEAORA Funding Number: 2019NEAORA Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA03LFTP Funding Number: 2019NEA03LFTP Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS NGA ABU 19 025 002 Funding Number: DOS NGA ABU 19 025 002 Agency: U.S. Mission to Nigeria Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS NGA ABU 19 025 001 Funding Number: DOS NGA ABU 19 025 001 Agency: U.S. Mission to Nigeria Category: Arts Funding Amount: $800,000 |
| U.S. Mission to South Africa: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS PTA AFCPS19 Funding Number: DOS PTA AFCPS19 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Africa Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| U.S. Mission to South Africa: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS PTA AFCPL19 Funding Number: DOS PTA AFCPL19 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Africa Category: Arts Funding Amount: $800,000 |
| U.S. Embassy Conakry, Annual Program Statement: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS CONAK FY18 02 Funding Number: DOS CONAK FY18 02 Agency: U.S. Mission to Guinea Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Ukraine: U.S. government Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program –Culture Apply for PAS UKRAINE 2019 001 Funding Number: PAS UKRAINE 2019 001 Agency: U.S. Mission to Ukraine Category: Arts Funding Amount: $24,000 |
| NEA USArtists International, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1806 Funding Number: NEAPS1806 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $435,000 |
| NEA Performing Arts Discovery, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1807 Funding Number: NEAPS1807 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Performing Arts Global Exchange, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1805 Funding Number: NEAPS1805 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA03LFCW Funding Number: 2019NEA03LFCW Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| NEA Art Works 1, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01AW1 Funding Number: 2019NEA01AW1 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Challenge America, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01CA Funding Number: 2019NEA01CA Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $10,000 |
| NEA Art Works 2, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01AW2 Funding Number: 2019NEA01AW2 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Our Town, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01OT Funding Number: 2019NEA01OT Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
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