Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS1801
The NEA Research Labs, FY2019 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS1801; CFDA 45.024) is a discretionary National Endowment for the Arts program that supports multi-partner research efforts designed to strengthen what the public and key sectors know about how the arts affect people and communities. The NEA frames this as part of its five-year research agenda focused on building public knowledge about the arts contributions to individuals and society. Instead of funding isolated studies, the program is meant to cultivate transdisciplinary "Research Labs" that bring together expertise across fields, especially grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, and then produce empirical findings and reports that can be useful to both arts and non-arts stakeholders.
Under this solicitation, a Research Lab is expected to define its own research agenda, carry out a coordinated research program to implement that agenda, and produce reporting that contributes in a meaningful way to broader understanding. The NEA emphasizes that these labs should generate empirical insights, which implies a focus on research designs, data collection and analysis, and evidence-based conclusions rather than purely conceptual or advocacy-driven work. The anticipated value is not limited to the arts ecosystem; the NEA explicitly points to relevance for healthcare, education, and business or management, signaling that successful proposals will likely show credible pathways for how results could inform policy, practice, or decision-making in those settings.
The program prioritizes projects that align with one of three topic areas of special interest. The first is The Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional Well-Being, which includes both therapeutic approaches and benefits (such as clinical or treatment-oriented uses of the arts) and non-therapeutic approaches and benefits (such as arts engagement that supports wellness, connection, resilience, or social-emotional outcomes outside formal treatment). The second area is The Arts, Creativity, Cognition, and Learning, oriented toward how arts participation intersects with thinking, learning processes, and educational outcomes. The third area is The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, which points to relationships between arts activity and business creation, organizational innovation, management practices, and broader economic or entrepreneurial dynamics.
The award mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the funding relationship is typically more collaborative than a standard grant and may involve substantial involvement by the NEA in the project during the period of performance. The Cooperative Agreement for this cycle was scheduled to begin no earlier than March 1, 2019, and could extend for up to 24 months, setting expectations for a roughly two-year research timeline from launch through analysis and reporting.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education. A key limitation is that an organization may submit only one proposal under this solicitation, so applicants needed to consolidate internal ideas into a single submission rather than applying with multiple concepts.
The opportunity listed an application closing date of July 19, 2018, and an award ceiling of $150,000. The listing also indicated "Expected Awards:" but did not provide a number in the provided source text. Overall, this funding opportunity is designed to seed and support structured research partnerships that can produce credible evidence on how the arts connect to health and well-being, learning and cognition, or entrepreneurship and innovation, with an emphasis on producing findings that matter beyond the arts field alone.Apply for NEAPS1801
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Research Labs, FY2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-05-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-07-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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| NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA03LFTP Funding Number: 2019NEA03LFTP Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS NGA ABU 19 025 002 Funding Number: DOS NGA ABU 19 025 002 Agency: U.S. Mission to Nigeria Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
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| U.S. Mission to South Africa: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS PTA AFCPS19 Funding Number: DOS PTA AFCPS19 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Africa Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| U.S. Mission to South Africa: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS PTA AFCPL19 Funding Number: DOS PTA AFCPL19 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Africa Category: Arts Funding Amount: $800,000 |
| U.S. Embassy Conakry, Annual Program Statement: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Apply for DOS CONAK FY18 02 Funding Number: DOS CONAK FY18 02 Agency: U.S. Mission to Guinea Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Ukraine: U.S. government Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program –Culture Apply for PAS UKRAINE 2019 001 Funding Number: PAS UKRAINE 2019 001 Agency: U.S. Mission to Ukraine Category: Arts Funding Amount: $24,000 |
| NEA USArtists International, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1806 Funding Number: NEAPS1806 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $435,000 |
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| NEA Performing Arts Global Exchange, FY2019 Apply for NEAPS1805 Funding Number: NEAPS1805 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA03LFCW Funding Number: 2019NEA03LFCW Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| NEA Art Works 1, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01AW1 Funding Number: 2019NEA01AW1 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Challenge America, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01CA Funding Number: 2019NEA01CA Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $10,000 |
| NEA Art Works 2, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01AW2 Funding Number: 2019NEA01AW2 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| NEA Our Town, FY2020 Apply for 2019NEA01OT Funding Number: 2019NEA01OT Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| NEA Research Labs, FY2020 Apply for NEAPS1901 Funding Number: NEAPS1901 Agency: National Endowment for the Arts Category: Arts Funding Amount: $150,000 |
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