NEA National Heritage Fellowships Awards Program, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts
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. organ
Funding
Award size
$100K – $1M
Award ceiling
820000
Type
Cooperative Agreement
Dates
Deadline
Closing this week
Posted
05/27/2026
Closes
2026-08-07
Eligibility
Eligibility
State governmentsPrivate institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Special district governmentsNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationCounty governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationCity or township governmentsIndependent school districts
Program
Funding area
Arts - AR
Opportunity #
NEAPS2601
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov