National Services for State Arts Agencies and Regional Arts Organizations
National Endowment for the Arts
Program description
Funding is available to support national services and activities that benefit State Arts Agencies (SAAs) and Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs). Projects may include leadership development, training, strategic planning, program coordination, information sharing, and other activities that strengthen accountability, transparency, and organizational effectiveness.
Eligibility for this grant is limited only to non-profit organizations that have a five-year history of arts programming as a membership organization with a national mission and demonstrated capacity to provide services, research, and technical assistance to all SAAs and RAOs.
Past awards
Federal awards made under Assistance Listing 45.024 in FY2022–FY2026, from USAspending.gov.
- Awards made
- 5,017
- FY2022–FY2026
- Total awarded
- $206.5M
- FY2022–FY2026
- Typical award
- $25K
- Middle half $20K–$40K
- States & territories
- 54
- with at least one award
Typical award is the median of FY2026 awards; half of awards fell between the quartiles shown.
| Year | Total awarded | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $25.2M | 147 |
| FY2023 | $5.4M | 168 |
| FY2024 | $88.8M | 2,516 |
| FY2025 | $48M | 1,166 |
| FY2026 | $39M | 1,020 |
Where awards went
Top states by dollars, all years on record
- Maryland$32.9M · 108 awards
- New York$32.6M · 1,032 awards
- California$20.7M · 655 awards
- District of Columbia$11.3M · 129 awards
- Georgia$10.8M · 84 awards
Who wins
Share of awards by recipient type
- Nonprofits89% · 4,539 awards
- State & local governments8% · 405 awards
- Individuals3% · 143 awards
- Tribal governments & organizations<1% · 10 awards
- Unclassified by USAspending<1% · 6 awards
- Colleges & universities<1% · 1 award
Source: USAspending.gov award records for this assistance listing, which can fund more than one opportunity. This is history, not a guarantee: future award sizes, counts and eligible recipients may differ. Exact total for FY2022–FY2026: $206,498,695.
Contact
NEA State and Regional Partnerships NEAStateRegional@arts.gov
NEAStateRegional@arts.gov