The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.
We fund arts projects in the following disciplines: Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Our Town, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual & Media Arts.
Organizations eligible to apply include:
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations;
Units of state or local government; or
Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes.
Applicant organizations must have completed at least 5 years of arts programming prior to the application deadline. Applicant organizations must have had an operating budget of at least $20,000 in the previous fiscal year.
February Cycle (GAP 1)
Part 1 Grants.gov Submission deadline: February 12, 2026 11:59 pm EST
Part 2 NEA Applicant Portal Submission deadline:
February 25, 2026 11:59 pm EST
Notification of recommended funding or rejection: November 2026
Earliest project start date: January 1, 2027
July Cycle (GAP 2)
Part 1 Grants.gov Submission deadline: July 9, 2026 11:59 pm EST
Part 2 NEA Applicant Portal Submission deadline:
July 21, 2026 11:59 pm EST
Notification of recommended funding or rejection: April 2027
Earliest project start date: June 1, 2027