Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD), FY 2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NEAPS2502
- Applications due
- Award size
- $540,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Arts
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Independent School Districts
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is seeking applications for the Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD) grant through its Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program. This cooperative agreement opportunity is designed to support arts-related activities across multiple disciplines, with a focus on enhancing public engagement with the arts and integrating arts into community well-being strategies. Eligible applicants include city and county governments, tribal organizations, higher education institutions, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The primary evaluation criteria will be artistic excellence and artistic merit, with applications undergoing three independent levels of review, including assessments by national panels of arts experts and recommendations from the National Council on the Arts. The application deadline is January 22, 2026, with the funding opportunity officially posted on December 4, 2025.
While specific award amounts are not explicitly stated for this particular grant, the NEA's Promotion of the Arts program typically provides project grants ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. The grant supports a comprehensive range of arts activities across performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, film and media arts, and folk and traditional arts. Projects are expected to demonstrate potential for cultural engagement and community impact, with performance periods typically spanning one to two years. The grant will support activities nationwide, including urban, suburban, rural, and tribal communities across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.
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