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National Endowment for the Arts to Award More Than $74 Million to U.S. Nonprofits

April 16, 2014
Washington, DC — National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced today that the NEA plans to award $74.85 million in 971 grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide as part of the second half of its fiscal year 2014 funding. In addition to direct...
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National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa and Poetry Foundation President Robert Polito announce the 2014 National Finals of Poetry Out Loud, April 29-30, 2014

April 2, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The end of National Poetry Month marks the start of the nation’s largest youth poetry recitation competition, as 53 high school students from across the country gather in Washington, DC, on April 29-30, 2014 for the National Finals of Poetry Out Loud...
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National Endowment for the Arts to Present Guidelines Webinar for Challenge America Fast-Track on April 2, 2014

March 19, 2014
NEA's Challenge America Fast-Track Director Michael Killoren will present a webinar on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET to help potential applicants navigate the application materials and process. There will be an overview presentation of CAFT guidelines, followed...
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President Obama Releases FY 2015 Budget Number for the National Endowment for the Arts

March 4, 2014
Today, President Obama released his fiscal year 2015 budget request of $146.021 million for the National Endowment for the Arts , the same amount as the current year's budget. Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa said, "In these challenging economic times, it is heartening that...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Guidelines Available for Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Programs

January 7, 2014
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce that application guidelines are now available for Art Works and Challenge America Fast-Track at the NEA's website, arts.gov. These guidelines are for projects anticipated to take place in 2015. The Art...
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National Endowment for the Arts Awards Grants for Arts Journalism Projects

December 12, 2013
Washington, DC –The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is committed to advancing arts journalism in the digital age and to funding projects that feature new models for sustaining arts criticism and coverage. On December 11, 2013 via webinar, the NEA announced four grant...
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The National Endowment for the Arts Announces $25.8 Million in Grants for the First Round of FY 2014 Funding

December 11, 2013
Washington, DC —NEA Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced today that 1,083 grants totaling $25.8 million will be awarded to organizations and individuals across the country for grants in the categories of Art Works, Challenge America, and Creative Writing Fellowships...
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The National Endowment for the Arts Announces Expansion of Creative Arts Therapy Program

November 7, 2013
Washington, DC -- The National Endowment for the Arts announces the expansion of its landmark arts partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to bring art therapy to military patients at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital’s satellite center of the National Intrepid Center of...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Application Guidelines for 2014-2015 Big Read

October 30, 2013
The NEA announces application guidelines and two new books for 2014-2015 Big Read programming---Dinaw Mengestu's The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears and Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine.
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National Endowment for the Arts Presents Highlights from the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

September 26, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC—How do Americans participate in the arts in the course of a year? What kinds of art forms and activities do they engage with, and in what numbers? The NEA investigates these questions and more in the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), the...

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