The National Endowment for the Arts awarded The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. a $5.0 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This award supports the utilization of arts in healthcare settings and the advancement of best practices in arts health and well-being across Clinical Sites in the Creative Forces Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs initiative.
Under this grant, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation will deliver comprehensive arts-based healthcare programming and support services designed to integrate artistic interventions into military medical and veterans' healthcare environments. The project will establish and promote evidence-based practices in arts and health, leveraging artistic disciplines to enhance clinical outcomes and patient well-being for service members and veterans receiving care at participating DOD and VA facilities. Work will be performed in Maryland and is anticipated to result in documented best practices, program implementation frameworks, and clinical integration models applicable across the Creative Forces network of healthcare providers.