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NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2022

National Endowment for the Arts

At a glance

NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2022 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts. The application deadline was March 10, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $25K. Applicant types listed as eligible include individuals. Cost sharing is not 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

  1. Dec 11, 2020Posted
  2. Mar 10, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Dec 11, 2020
Close date
Mar 10, 2021
Award floor
$25,000
Award ceiling
$25,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Individuals

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.

The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may begin any time between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023 and extend for up to two years.
You may submit only one application for FY 2022 funding. You may not apply for both a Literature Fellowship under this deadline and a Translation Project under the January 13, 2021 deadline.

Grant Program Description

The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous process in which the criteria for review are the artistic excellence and artistic merit of the submitted manuscript. Through this program, the Arts Endowment seeks to sustain and nurture a diverse range of creative writers at various stages of their careers and to continue to expand the portfolio of American art.

The program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years. For FY 2022, which is covered by these guidelines, fellowships in prose (fiction and nonfiction) are available. Fellowships in poetry will be offered in FY 2023 and guidelines will be available in January 2022. You may apply only once each year.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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.

Who was funded under ALN 45.024

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 5,100 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals, with 165 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$14.5M
  2. ARTS MIDWEST, INCORPORATED$6.28M
  3. MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE$3.5M
  4. MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS$3.2M
  5. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRADITIONAL ARTS, INC.$2.57M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2022”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Individuals. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2022”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $25k.

How do I apply for “NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2022”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2021NEA03LFCW), 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.