NEAPS2405: Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Community Arts Engagement Grant Program), FY2025
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Endowment for the Arts notices from 2024.
National Endowment for the Arts offered grants of up to $1.8 million (at least $1.8 million) to nonprofits. Applications closed on July 16, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 20, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.8 million
- Award floor$1.8 million
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | May 20, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 16, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits.
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals awards averaged $37,880; this notice allows up to $1.8 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (90% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. The mission of Creative Forces is to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers, by increasing knowledge of and access to clinical creative arts therapies and community arts engagement. The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to support Creative Forces through the implementation and administration of the Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant Program, competitive grant program that advances the mission of Creative Forces through community-based arts engagement activities. The Cooperative Agreement resulting from this program solicitation can start no earlier than July 1, 2025 and may extend for up to 39 months. An organization may submit only one proposal under this program solicitation.
Who has won Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (45.024) awarded $465 million across 12,278 grant awards, an average of $37,880 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. | Maryland | 5 | $22.9 million |
| Arts Midwest, Incorporated | Minnesota | 9 | $13.8 million |
| Mid-America Arts Alliance | Missouri | 6 | $8.1 million |
| South Arts, Inc. | Georgia | 1 | $7.7 million |
| Education Commission of the States | Colorado | 6 | $4.8 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is NEAPS2405 still open?
No. It closed on July 16, 2024.
Who can apply for Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Community Arts Engagement Grant Program), FY2025?
National Endowment for the Arts accepted applications from nonprofits.
What is the deadline for Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Community Arts Engagement Grant Program), FY2025?
Closed July 16, 2024. 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 $1.8 million each.
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.
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