NEA The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") CFDA 45.024

All applicants must be previous NEA award recipients from the past four years (see "Applicant Eligibility" for more information). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") recognizes that the nonprofit arts industry is an important sector of the economy. The National Endowment for the Arts is uniquely positioned to fund arts projects and activities that preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. As part of this important investment, the Arts Endowment has designed a plan to expedite distribution of critical funds for the national, regional, state, and local levels for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Grants will be made either to organizations for their own job preservation projects, or to designated local arts agencies, eligible to subgrant, for subgranting programs to eligible nonprofit organizations. Applications are due no later than April 2, 2009.


Projects are limited to: * Salary support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. And/or * Fees for previously engaged artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged.

Grant Amounts and Matching Funds

Direct Funds:
All grants are non-matching and will be awarded for the amount requested.
Organizations may request a grant amount of $25,000 or $50,000.

Subgranting Funds:
For designated local arts agencies which are eligible to subgrant:
All grants are non-matching and will be awarded for the amount requested.

Organizations may request $100,000 or $250,000 for subgranting programs. Of these amounts, up to $50,000 of the NEA grant funds may be used for their own jobs and/or the administration of subgranting programs. Priority will be given to cost-effective programs that maximize the amount of funds distributed.

When using funds for subgranting programs, most of the funds should directly impact a broad constituency, and reach the full geographic range represented by that constituency. As appropriate, efforts should be made to reach organizations that serve underserved populations such as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

Period of Support
The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on or after July 1, 2009. Generally, a grant period of up to one year is allowed.
No pre-award costs are allowable in the Project Budget. Project costs that are incurred before July 1, 2009, will be removed from the Project Budget.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2009NEA01ARRA60
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 02, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 02, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 02, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 02, 2009 Organizations are required to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 2, 2009.
Archive Date: May 02, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $25,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Application Guidelines for The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act")

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