Promotion of the Arts – Arts in Education

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) administers Promotion of the Arts—Arts in Education (CFDA 45.003), a program that last distributed grant awards in April 1997, making it dormant for nearly three decades. No recent grant opportunities are currently posted, and no grant awards have been disbursed since the mid-1990s.

The program historically funded Project Grants supporting arts education activities in K–12 and higher-education settings. Recent awards illustrate this scope: a $32,800 grant in April 1997 supported "Pathways and Partnerships for Learning," a series of activities to assist teachers and administrators in Boston middle and high schools; a $1,800 award in July 1996 supported general arts education activities; and a $517 award in April 1992 supported a university's summer arts/education institute and graduate program for arts educators, administrators, and K–12 teachers.

The portfolio consists of five Project Grants distributed across 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997, with a combined federal obligation of $35 thousand. The NEA was the sole funding agency. Award magnitudes were minimal, ranging from $1 to $32,800. Award cadence was sporadic: two grants in 1992, one in 1993, one in 1996, and one in 1997.

This program does not appear to be actively accepting applications. The most recent grant award dates to April 1, 1997, and the portfolio block reports no activity in the past 29 years. Business development professionals should treat this listing as inactive and consult current NEA solicitations and the Grants.gov database to determine whether arts education funding is available through other active NEA programs or mechanisms.