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Jan 10, 2023

National Endowment for the Arts Announces First Round of Fiscal Year 2023 Grants

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2023, with more than $34 million in funding to support the arts nationwide.

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Apr 20, 2022

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Winning Songs to Premiere April 23

The National Endowment for the Arts and the American Theatre Wing are pleased to announce the final songs from the 2021 winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge will premiere on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET iHeartRadio Broadw...

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Oct 20, 2021

Students Across America Selected as Winners of 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

The NEA in partnership with the American Theatre Wing announced the winners of the 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.

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Feb 04, 2021

National Endowment for the Arts Supports the Arts with over $27.5 Million in Awards in First Round of FY2021 Funding

The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2021 totaling $27,562,040. Supported projects span 14 artistic disciplines in communities throughout the United States. Also included in ...

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Jan 13, 2020

2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Opens for Submissions

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Oct 17, 2019

National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, October 25, 2019

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Oct 16, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Winners of the 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Gather in New York to Record Their Songs

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Jul 18, 2019

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National Endowment for the Arts Announces First Round of Fiscal Year 2023 Grants

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Winning Songs to Premiere April 23

Students Across America Selected as Winners of 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

National Endowment for the Arts Supports the Arts with over $27.5 Million in Awards in First Round of FY2021 Funding

2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Opens for Submissions

National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, October 25, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Winners of the 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Gather in New York to Record Their Songs

Winners Announced for National Endowment for the Arts' Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $27 Million in Grants Reaching All 50 States, DC, and Puerto Rico

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Launches Second Year of National Contest

NEA’s Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Prizes Include Music Publishing Deal and $25,000 Scholarship

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Opens for High School Students

National Endowment for the Arts to Award More Than $30 Million for Arts Projects Nationwide

National Endowment for the Arts Awards $29 Million for Arts Projects

The National Endowment for the Arts Announces $25.8 Million in Grants for the First Round of FY 2014 Funding

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