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Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

45.024

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies that promote the well-being and resilience of people and communities, and build capacity and infrastructure within the arts sector through knowledge-sharing, tools, resources, and evidence-based practices.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    The National Endowment for the Arts received more than 6,300 applications and made approximately 2,400 awards in all 50 States and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

  2. 2018

    The National Endowment for the Arts received more than 5,600 applications and made approximately 2,300 awards in all 50 states, D.C., and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

  3. 2019

    The National Endowment for the Arts anticipates receiving approximately 5,600 applications and will make approximately 2,300 awards in all 50 states, D.C., and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

  4. 2023

    The National Endowment for the Arts received approximately 8,000 applications and made approximately 2,800 awards in all 50 states, D.C., and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

  5. 2024

    The National Endowment for the Arts received approximately 9,000 applications and made approximately 2,500 awards in all 50 states, D.C., and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

  6. 2025

    The National Endowment for the Arts anticipates receiving approximately 9,000 applications and will make approximately 2,500 awards in all 50 states, D.C., and six special jurisdictions for a broad variety of arts projects.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Visit our website at arts.gov for funding opportunities, guidelines, or program announcements.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Cultural Affairs

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Artist/Humanist
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Local
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • State

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