ClosedOpportunity 2021NEA01CA

NEA Challenge America, FY2022

At a glance

NEA Challenge America, FY2022 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts. The application deadline was April 22, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $10K. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 4 more. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Feb 12, 2021Posted
Apr 22, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Feb 12, 2021
Close date: Apr 22, 2021
Award floor: $10,000
Award ceiling: $10,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Our support of a project can start no sooner than January 1, 2022. Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years.

To be eligible, the applicant organization must be a first-time applicant to the Arts Endowment OR be a previous Arts Endowment applicant that was not recommended for FY 2019, FY 2020, or FY 2021 funding in Grants for Arts Projects (formerly known as Art Works), Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town.

Program Description
The National Endowment for the Arts is the only arts funder in America—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Through our grantmaking to thousands of organizations each year, we support the creative capacity of communities to provide all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation. Since 2001, the Challenge America program has extended the Arts Endowment’s reach by promoting equal access to the arts in communities across America.
Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to populations that are underserved

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.024Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.024

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$92.9M

FY25

$50.3M

FY26

$94.5M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.024. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Arts
webmgr@arts.gov
202-682-5504

Places named in the notice

District of Columbia

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NEA Challenge America, FY2022”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “NEA Challenge America, FY2022”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k.

How do I apply for “NEA Challenge America, FY2022”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2021NEA01CA), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 45.201