$10,000 Challenge America Arts Grants

The National Endowment for the Arts has opened its Challenge America Fast-Track grant process. Funding provides support to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that bring the arts to underserved populations. This includes populations whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. (Note: Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved)

Challenge America grants:

• Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
• Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below.
• Are for a fixed amount of $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 match.

Applicants should that present projects that reflect only ONE of the 3 below:

• Guest artist projects - engage guest artists at include festivals, exhibitions, readings, musicals, theatre, multi-media performances, media screenings, lectures, etc. which are in publicly accessible spaces
• Collaborative marketing campaigns - includes unified promotion projects or cultural tourism projects that incorporate offerings of multiple institutions
• Public Art Projects -  includes visual art projects (temporary or permanent) such as murals, scultpures, multi-media or environmental art developed through a community engagement process

​Partnerships are not required but can add value to the success of these projects in engaging underserved audiences.  Applications are due April 11, 2019.
To learn more:
GRANT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
HOW TO APPLY

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