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Find similar grantsNational Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge America Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Supports projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
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* Grants for Arts Projects * Partnership Agreement Grants * Volunteer to be an NEA Panelist * Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary * Arts Education Partnership * Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network * Mayors' Institute on City Design * Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge * National Folklife Network * Save America's Treasures * Shakespeare in American Communities * National Endowment for the Arts Blog * American Artscape Magazine * Arts & Artifacts Indemnity Program * Disaster Readiness & Recovery for the Arts and Culture Sector * Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) * Native Arts and Culture * NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships * National Heritage Fellowships * National Council on the Arts * National Endowment for the Arts on COVID-19 * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Challenge America is limited to applications that meet all three of the following criteria: * The applicant organization had an operating budget of less than $250,000 in their most recently completed fiscal year, **and** * The proposed project is specifically focused on activities for underserved groups/communities (defined as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited relative to geography, ethnicity, economic status, or disability), **and** * The requested award amount is $10,000.
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