# Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/2025neagarden-celebrating-america250-arts-projects-honoring-the-national/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359710

> National Endowment for the Arts offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $25,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on July 14, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 2025NEAGARDEN |
| Agency | National Endowment for the Arts |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 14, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $25,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.024 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The NEA will offer grants of $25,000 each (no cost share required) for arts projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of one or more of the national heroes listed in Executive Order 13978 of January 18, 2021. See full guidelines at https://www.arts.gov/grants/national-garden-of-heroes.

## Questions people ask

### Is 2025NEAGARDEN still open?

No. It closed on July 14, 2025.

### Who can apply for Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes?

National Endowment for the Arts accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes?

Closed July 14, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $25,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Arts Midwest, Incorporated, Mid-America Arts Alliance. The program made 12,278 awards worth $465 million in that time.