Assistance Listing 45.027

The National Endowment for the Arts administered this program (CFDA 45.027) through Project Grants exclusively, with the most recent award made on May 1, 2004—over two decades ago. This program is not currently active and should not be pursued.

The program funded performing arts projects, artist residencies, educational outreach, tours, and community access initiatives across theater, music, dance, visual arts, and traditional folk arts. Representative funded activities included the Paul Taylor Dance Company consortium tour ($156,700), outdoor Shakespeare performances ($174,740), broadcast performances for local Chinese communities ($90,000), Chamber music concerts in underserved Alaska communities ($130,000), and the Discover America Community Connections Initiative Phase II ($1,040,817).

Between 1998 and May 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded 1,031 Project Grants totaling $20.8 million in federal obligations. Award activity peaked sharply in 2001 (353 awards) and 2002 (373 awards), then declined to 293 awards in 2003 and just 10 awards in 2004 before ceasing. Combined federal and non-federal obligations reached $117.3 million, indicating recipients contributed approximately $96.5 million in matching or cost-share resources. Typical individual award magnitudes ranged from $10,000 to $200,000, with a few larger consortium projects exceeding $700,000.

No recent grant opportunities are posted. The most recent award was obligated over two decades ago. This program has not issued new funding in 22 years.