Partnership Agreement Grants, FY 2027
Grant support for state and jurisdictional arts agencies and regional arts organizations to carry out NEA partnership agreement activities in the arts.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Eligible applicants are limited to the 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies and the six regional arts organizations whose members comprise SAAs. · Not open to public universities as direct applicants.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
The National Endowment for the Arts’ State & Regional Partnership Agreement grants are awarded to the nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs), and the six regional arts organizations (RAOs) whose members comprise SAAs.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Endowment for the Arts <apply@arts.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.