ArtsHERE: New Initiative from the NEA Now Accepting Statements of Interest

From National Endowment for the Arts –

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awards thousands of grants each year to provide diverse opportunities for arts participation. However, historically underserved communities with rich and dynamic cultural identities continue to report lower arts participation rates than other groups. To address these disparities and better understand these dynamics, the NEA, in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the five other U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, launched a new grant program, ArtsHERE. 

ArtsHERE supports organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming and have undertaken consistent engagement with underserved groups/communities. Grants are for specific projects that will strengthen the organization’s capacity to sustain meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation for underserved groups/communities. Grantees have access to peer-learning and technical assistance opportunities designed to share knowledge and build networks. ArtsHERE will award approximately 95 nonprofit organizations with non-matching grants of $65,000 to $130,000.

As a pilot program, ArtsHERE will be documented and evaluated by the National Endowment for the Arts to better understand the project activities supported and how grantees approached this work.

The deadline to submit a Statement of Interest is January 19, 2024. A webinar for potential applicants will take place on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. ET and the RAOs are holding office hours for applicants. To learn more, review the full guidelines, and submit a Statement of Interest, visit ArtsHERE.org.