GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS: Application Calendar

NEA Grant Deadline Extension for Flood-Affected Applicants

We are continuing to monitor news about the severe flooding in parts of the Northeast. We are thinking of everyone who has been impacted and hope you are safe.

The Part 2 application deadline for the FY24 Grants for Arts Projects (July deadline) program is July 18, 2023, at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time. The Applicant Portal will close for all applicants on this date and time.

If your organization is experiencing difficulties due to flooding in the federally-designated disaster relief areas, you may request an extension to complete your application by emailing or calling NEA’s program staff (Contact Us).

If you are granted an extension, NEA staff will notify you and reopen your application in the Applicant Portal. The extended Part 2 application deadline will be Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Applications will not be accepted after this date and time.

There are two Grants for Arts Projects application deadlines. Some disciplines (e.g., Literary Arts) only accept certain project types at each deadline; see the guidelines for your project’s discipline for more information.

First Grants for Arts Projects Deadline:

Part 1 - Submit to Grants.gov

February 9, 2023 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Prepare application material so that it’s ready to upload when the Applicant Portal opens

Part 2 - Submit to Applicant Portal

February 14-21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Earliest Announcement of Grant Award or Rejection

November 2023

Earliest Start Date for Proposed Project

January 1, 2024

Second Grants for Arts Projects Deadline:

Part 1 - Submit to Grants.gov

July 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Prepare application material so that it’s ready to upload when the Applicant Portal opens

Part 2 - Submit to Applicant Portal

July 11-18, 2023 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Earliest Announcement of Grant Award or Rejection

April 2024

Earliest Start Date for Proposed Project

June 1, 2024

All Artist Communities and Design applicants must apply at the February 9, 2023, deadline.

An organization may submit only one application under these FY 2024 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines (i.e., one application per calendar year). See "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to this rule.

Before applying, your organization must create and maintain up-to-date registrations with both the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov and Grants.gov. Registering and maintaining accounts with SAM and Grants.gov is always FREE. See How to Apply for more information.

Registration in SAM.gov and Grants.gov can take many weeks. Give yourself plenty of time to get registered. Similarly, submit your application to Grants.gov well in advance of the deadline in case you encounter any difficulties.

Late, ineligible, and incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Exceptions to the deadline will be considered only for registration or renewal issues or technical malfunctions that are the result of failures on the part of SAM, Grants.gov, or NEA systems, as determined by the NEA. To be considered for this exception, you must provide documentation of a SAM, Grants.gov, or NEA systems failure that prevented your submission by the deadline.

In the event of a major emergency (e.g., a hurricane or a SAM, Grants.gov, or NEA systems technological failure), the NEA Chair may adjust application deadlines for affected applicants. If a deadline is extended for any reason, an announcement will be posted on our website.

Please do not seek information on the status of your application before the announcement date that is listed above.

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