Opportunity Information: Apply for 2017NEA01AW2
The NEA Art Works II Application for FY2018 (Funding Opportunity Number 2017NEA01AW2) is a discretionary federal grant program run by the National Endowment for the Arts (CFDA 45.024) that supports arts and design projects intended to make a clear public impact. NEA funding for selected projects can begin on or after June 1, 2018, and the typical period of performance is up to two years. The application deadline listed for this cycle is July 13, 2017. The program is structured around the NEA's central idea of "Art Works," meaning not only the art itself, but also what art does for audiences and communities, and the reality that art is professional work carried out by artists and arts organizations.
At the heart of this opportunity is the NEA's interest in excellent art as a catalyst for broader benefits. The program frames the arts as valuable both for their own sake (beauty, meaning, inspiration) and for their practical effects: connecting people to one another, strengthening community identity, and encouraging creativity and innovation that can ripple into civic life and the economy. In that context, the NEA emphasizes the role of arts and design organizations as key contributors to revitalizing and sustaining these benefits, especially when projects are designed with intention, quality, and a plausible path to measurable influence beyond a single event or audience.
Competitive projects under Art Works are expected to show qualities that go beyond standard programming. The NEA explicitly welcomes proposals that are likely to be transformative, meaning they could lead to meaningful change in an art form, improve or reimagine how art is created or presented, or introduce more effective ways to engage the public. The program also favors projects that are distinctive and unconventional, offering fresh insights or novel solutions that add new value to a field or to the public experience of art. Finally, applicants are encouraged to propose work that has a broader field-building effect, such as approaches that can be shared, replicated, adapted by others, or that plausibly lead to additional advances in artistic practice, public engagement, or community outcomes.
The Art Works category is also organized around four core objectives that signal what the NEA is looking for when it evaluates artistic and public value. First is Creation: supporting the making of art that meets the highest standards of excellence. Second is Engagement: helping the public encounter and participate in diverse, high-quality artistic experiences, with an emphasis on reaching people in meaningful ways. Third is Learning: promoting lifelong learning in the arts, which can include educational and participatory components that deepen understanding, skills, and sustained involvement. Fourth is Livability: strengthening communities through the arts, reflecting the NEA's interest in the arts as a contributor to community vitality, cohesion, and quality of life.
Eligibility for this opportunity is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). The funding instrument is a grant, and the listed award ceiling for this opportunity is $100,000. Overall, the program is designed for organizations that can demonstrate strong artistic merit paired with a convincing plan to create public benefit, especially when the work pushes practice forward, reaches audiences thoughtfully, and offers lessons or models that others can learn from.Apply for 2017NEA01AW2
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Art Works II Application, FY2018" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-06-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-07-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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