RESEARCH AWARDS: Applicant Resources
Webinar
The Feb. 4 Research Awards Guidelines webinar has been postponed. A new date will be posted here.
Research Resources
Research Agenda: FY 2022-2026 sets forth a five‐year research agenda for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Access working papers, publications, and presentations created through Research Grants in the Arts awards.
Learn more about the NEA Research Labs program and previous awardees.
Publicly Available Data Sources - a list of publicly accessible data sources that include arts-related variables
National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC) is a repository that facilitates research on arts and culture by acquiring data, particularly those funded by federal agencies and other organizations, and sharing those data with researchers, policymakers, people in the arts and culture field, and the general public. Contact NEAResearchGrants@arts.gov to learn about opportunities for research awardees to deposit their raw- and meta-data in NADAC.
The Arts Education Partnership (partnership between the NEA and the U.S. Department of Education), hosts an online clearinghouse of more than 300 studies of student and educator outcomes associated with arts education in both in-school and out-of-school settings.
The NEA’s State Data Infrastructure Project for Arts Education offers a suite of resources and tools to help stakeholders in the arts extract, analyze, and report on data about arts education.
Application Resources
The Online Tutorial: Using the Grant Application Form (GAF) provides a step-by-step visual guide to entering information into the applicant portal.
Staff have selected a few examples of successful Sample Application Narratives from real applications.
Accessibility
Projects funded by the NEA must be accessible to people with disabilities.
The Accessibility Requirements for Applicants and Grantees webinar gives a detailed overview, and provides information about the application Assurance of Compliance, post-award accessibility questionnaire, and 504 Self Evaluation requirements. It also provides tips for ensuring access to your programs and facilities.
The Accessibility Checklist and Resources pages have user-friendly tools to assist you in making your organization and project inclusive and available to everyone.
The Accessibility Questions for Recommended Applicants form is required for all recommended grantees. You may preview the form to see what kinds of information we will request if you are recommended for a grant.