NEA Challenge America Application, FY2017
The summary for the NEA Challenge America Application, FY2017 grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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NEA Challenge America Application, FY2017: The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2017. Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years. An organization that has received Challenge America grants in FY 2014, 2015, and 2016 may not apply for a Challenge America grant under these FY 2017 guidelines.
Grant Program Description
The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development.
This category encourages and supports the following objective:
• Engagement: Engaging the public with diverse and excellent art.
Grant Program Description
The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development.
This category encourages and supports the following objective:
• Engagement: Engaging the public with diverse and excellent art.
Federal Grant Title: | NEA Challenge America Application, FY2017 |
Federal Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Arts |
Grant Categories: | Arts |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | 2016NEA01CA |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 45.024 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals |
Current Application Deadline: | Apr 14, 2016 "The Grants.gov system must receive |
Original Application Deadline: | Apr 14, 2016 "The Grants.gov system must receive |
Posted Date: | Dec 15, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Dec 15, 2015 |
Archive Date: | May 14, 2016 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- County governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Additional Information on Eligibility
- The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2017. Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years. An organization that has received Challenge America grants in FY 2014, 2015, and 2016 may not apply for a Challenge America grant under these FY 2017 guidelines.
Applicant Eligibility
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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