ClosedOpportunity 2025NEAGARDEN

Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes

At a glance

Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts. The application deadline was July 14, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $25K, with about 20 awards expected and $500K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 5 more. 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

Posted: Jun 13, 2025
Close date: Jul 14, 2025
Award floor: $25,000
Award ceiling: $25,000
Est. total funding: $500,000
Expected awards: 20
Cost sharing: Not 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
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

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 NEA will offer grants of $25,000 each (no cost share required) for arts projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of one or more of the national heroes listed in Executive Order 13978 of January 18, 2021. See full guidelines at https://www.arts.gov/grants/national-garden-of-heroes.

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes”?

The official notice lists 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, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $25k, total estimated program funding is $500,000 and the agency expects to make about 20 awards.

How do I apply for “Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2025NEAGARDEN), 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