If you're interested in this grant opportunity, you must hurry. The deadline for state arts agencies and regional arts organizations is March 13 and the deadline for non-profits is April 2. The good news: The funding will be expedited, too. Awards will be announced in April and July.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announces the availability of grant guidelines for The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act"). This opportunity was created in response to passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes $50 million to assist the nonprofit arts sector through funding to the National Endowment for the Arts. The new program will fund projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts.
Read more of this press NEA press release here.