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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2023
National Endowment for the Arts Supports Indiana with $280,000 in Grant Funding
(INDIANAPOLIS) This week, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the awarding of 15 grants totaling $280,000 to Indiana nonprofit arts organizations and cultural programming providers during the first round of grants for Fiscal Year 2023.
“Together, these grants show the NEA’s support nationwide for strengthening our arts and cultural ecosystems, providing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, and contributing to the health of our communities and our economy,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “I encourage everyone to explore these projects and the ways they help provide inspiration, understanding, and opportunities for us to live more artful lives.”
Indiana grant recipients include:
Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington
Grants for Arts Projects - Dance ($15,000)
Trustees of Indiana University on Behalf of Traditional Arts Indiana, Bloomington
Grants for Arts Projects - Folk & Traditional Arts ($45,000)
Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, Inc., Bloomington
Grants for Arts Projects - Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works ($20,000)
Landmark Columbus Foundation, Inc, Columbus
Grants for Arts Projects – Design ($20,000)
Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort Wayne
Challenge America Grant ($10,000)
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne
Grants for Arts Projects - Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works ($25,000)
Arte Mexicano En Indiana Inc, Indianapolis
Challenge America Grant ($10,000)
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis
Grants for Arts Projects – Design ($20,000)
Heartland Film, Inc., Indianapolis
Grants for Arts Projects - Media Arts ($20,000)
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis
Grants for Arts Projects – Music ($20,000)
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis
Grants for Arts Projects - Visual Arts ($20,000)
New Harmony Project, Inc., Indianapolis
Grants for Arts Projects – Theater ($25,000)
The Arts Federation (aka TAF), Lafayette
Grants for Arts Projects - Local Arts Agencies ($10,000)
Marion Community School of the Arts, Inc., Marion
Challenge America Grant ($10,000)
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc., South Bend
Challenge America Grant ($10,000)
The Grants for Arts Projects program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. The next Grants for Arts Projects application deadlines are Thursday, February 9, 2023, and Thursday, July 6, 2023.
Challenge America grants offer support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to populations that have limited access to the arts due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The next Challenge America application deadline is Thursday, April 27, 2023.
Visit arts.gov/grants to learn more about these opportunities and the other funding opportunities offered by the NEA.
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About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the Arts Endowment supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit arts.gov to learn more.
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