To support arts programs services and activities associated with carrying out the organizations national endowment for the arts-approved strategic plan

Arts Midwest, Incorporated received a $1.87M Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The grant supports arts programs, services, and activities aligned with Arts Midwest's NEA-approved strategic plan as a regional arts organization serving the Midwestern United States. As a designated regional arts organization, Arts Midwest utilizes Partnership Agreement funding to develop and maintain partnerships with state and jurisdictional arts agencies while advancing the NEA's national strategic objectives through comprehensive arts programming.

The funded activities encompass a range of arts initiatives including professional theater performances and educational programming through the Shakespeare in American Communities program, which serves students in schools and juvenile justice facilities; the NEA Big Read program, which promotes community-wide reading and literary engagement; and apprenticeship programs for early and mid-career theater administrators and technicians. These programs collectively support arts education, professional development, public access to the arts, and outreach to underserved communities across the Midwest region, with performance undertaken at regional and state levels in accordance with Arts Midwest's organizational strategic objectives.