GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS: Contacts
If you have questions about your application, use the list below to determine your appropriate staff contact. We also encourage you to check the "Frequently Asked Questions" for a particular category for information.
Our staff experiences a high volume of inquiries. To help ensure a timely response, we encourage you to email a discipline specialist with your inquiry and contact information. Correspondence will be returned promptly.
For Grants for Arts Projects, contact the staff for the field/discipline that is most appropriate for your project:
Artist Communities | Arts Education | Dance | Design
Folk & Traditional Arts | Literary Arts | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Museums | Music | Musical Theater | Opera
Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works | Theater
Visual Arts
Artist Communities (organizations and projects that offer artist residencies):
- Organizations with names that begin A through K: Katryna Carter, carterk@arts.gov or 202-682-5779
- Organizations with names that begin L through Z: Christopher Orr, orrc@arts.gov or 202-682-5430
Arts Education (pre-K through 12 curriculum-based direct learning projects that align with either national or state arts education standards, professional development projects, or collective impact projects):
Direct Learning Projects:
- Denise Brandenburg, brandenburg@arts.gov or 202-682-5044: Music, Opera
- Nancy Daugherty, daughern@arts.gov or 202-682-5521: Dance, Literary Arts, Musical Theater, Theater
- Lakita Edwards, edwardsl@arts.gov or 202-682-5704: Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Media Arts, Museums, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Visual Arts
Professional Development Projects:
- Nancy Daugherty, daughern@arts.gov or 202-682-5521
Collective Impact Projects:
- Denise Brandenburg, brandenburg@arts.gov or 202-682-5044
Dance (including dance presentation):
- Kate Folsom, folsomk@arts.gov or 202-682-5764
- Juliana Mascelli, mascellij@arts.gov or 202-682-5656
Design (including architecture, communications and graphic design, fashion design, historic preservation, industrial and product design, interior design, landscape architecture, inclusive design, rural design, social impact design, and urban design):
- Courtney Spearman, spearmanc@arts.gov or 202-682-5603
Folk & Traditional Arts (including folk and traditional arts projects in any art form):
- Jennie Terman, termanj@arts.gov or 202-682-5678
- Jessica Flynn, flynnj@arts.gov or 202-682-5011
Local Arts Agencies (including projects by arts councils, department of cultural affairs offices, arts commissions, statewide service organizations partnering with local arts agencies, and arts projects by local government and special districts). Consult with staff prior to submission:
- Eleanor Billington, billingtone@arts.gov or 202-682-5728
- Emma Bartley, bartleye@arts.gov or 202-682-5591
- Avril Claytor, claytora@arts.gov or 202-682-5028
Museums (including projects in any discipline that are submitted by a museum):
- Organizations with names that begin A through N: Toni Grigsby, grigsbyt@arts.gov or 202-682-5529
- Organizations with names that begin O through Z: Tamika Shingler, shinglert@arts.gov or 202-682-5577
Music (including music presentation):
- Organizations with names that begin A through L: Court Burns, burnsc@arts.gov or 202-682-5590
- Organizations with names that begin M through Z: Anya Nykyforiak, nykyfora@arts.gov or 202-682-5487
- Jazz Projects: Xavier Boudreaux, boudreauxx@arts.gov or (202)-682-5786
Musical Theater (including musical theater presentation):
- Organizations with names that begin A through L: Ouida Maedel, maedelo@arts.gov or 202-682-5509
- Organizations with names that begin M through Z: Ian-Julian Williams, williamsi@arts.gov or 202-682-5020
Opera (including opera presentation):
- Georgianna Paul Schuetz, paulg@arts.gov or 202-682-5600
Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works (projects that involve multiple arts disciplines including multidisciplinary arts presenting and other types of multidisciplinary activities):
- Organizations with names that begin A through D: Christopher Orr, orrc@arts.gov or 202-682-5430
- Organizations with names that begin E through O: Kelli Gibson, gibsonk@arts.gov or 202-682-5457
- Organizations with names that begin P through Z: Katryna Carter, carterk@arts.gov or 202-682-5779
Theater (including theater presentation):
- Organizations with names that begin A through L: Ouida Maedel, maedelo@arts.gov or 202-682-5509
- Organizations with names that begin M through Z: Ian-Julian Williams, williamsi@arts.gov or 202-682-5020
- Organizations with names that begin A through F: Tamika Shingler, shinglert@arts.gov or 202-682-5577
- Organizations with names that begin G through Z: Meg Brennan, brennanm@arts.gov or 202-682-5703
Login.gov, SAM, and Grants.gov Help
The NEA does not have access to your Login.gov, SAM, or Grants.gov accounts. If you have any questions about or need assistance with these sites, including questions regarding electronic accessibility, contact them directly:
- Login.gov Help: Call 1-844-875-6446, consult the information posted in their Help Center, or use their online form to submit a question.
- SAM Federal Service Desk: Call 1-866-606-8220 or see the information posted on the SAM website at SAM Help.
Grants.gov Contact Center: Call 800-518-4726, email support@grants.gov, or consult the information posted on the Grants.gov website at Support or Help. The Grants.gov Contact Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.