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NEA National Heritage Fellowships Awards Program, FY 2027

Federal funding opportunity NEAPS2601 from National Endowment for the Arts.

Posted: May 27, 2026
Closes: August 7, 2026
Award ceiling: $820,000
Award floor: $820,000
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing: 45.024
Category: Arts

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 45.024 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $92.1M
FY2025 obligated: $46.3M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $34.6M
Awards in window: 5,111

Top recipients: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Arts Midwest, Incorporated, Mid-america Arts Alliance, Multiple Recipients, National Council for the Traditional Arts, Inc.

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization (“Cooperator”) to assist the NEA with the 2027 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Awards program. The agency anticipates that the Cooperator will coordinate a range of events, including an awards ceremony, showcase(s) featuring the 2027 fellows, video vignettes about each fellow, participant travel, and associated activities. This award will be made as a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement is a type of award in which the federal government will be substantially involved in the project undertaken by the award recipient (known as a Cooperator). Eligible applicants include nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes.

Who can apply

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education

How to apply

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