The NEA Challenge America Grant FY2020 offers support to small and mid-sized organizations aiming to extend arts accessibility to underserved populations such as those limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Projects must emphasize reaching underserved audiences with details on statistics and efforts made to engage them. Proposals should highlight professional arts programming and the arts’ potential in community development. Applicants restricted from applying under Art Works category may consider the Challenge America grant. Organizations cannot have received Challenge America grants in FY 2017, 2018, and 2019. The deadline for submissions is April 11, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 311056
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2019NEA01CA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NEA Challenge America, FY2020 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Arts |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.024 — Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 11, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 11, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Arts |
| Description: | – An organization that applies to the Challenge America category, may not submit another application to the Art Works category. – You may apply to other National Endowment for the Arts funding opportunities, including Our Town, in addition to Challenge America. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project or a distinctly different phase of the same project, with a different period of performance and costs. – The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2020. Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years. An organization that has received Challenge America grants in FY 2017, 2018, and 2019 may not apply for a Challenge America grant under these FY 2020 guidelines. That organization may apply for FY 2020 support under other National Endowment for the Arts funding opportunities including Art Works. Program Description The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations — those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Please provide details about the underserved audience you select in your application using relevant statistics and anecdotal information. Proposals should detail the efforts made to reach the identified underserved population. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NEA Web Site Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NEA Web Manager
webmgr@arts.gov Email:webmgr@arts.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NEA Web Manager webmgr@arts.gov Email: webmgr@arts.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.024 | 2019NEA01CA | NEA Challenge America, FY2020 | PKG00246799 | Dec 11, 2018 | Apr 11, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
311056 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
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