National Arts Endowment Summer Grant Deadlines 

Citizens’ institute on Rural Design Call for Applications from Rural and Tribal Communities

The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce that the Request for Applications from communities is open until July 22. The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design™ will continue its tradition of offering local design workshops that address specific community challenges, and also create a new cohort learning program that will engage rural leaders from up to 20 additional communities. 

All rural communities of 50,000 or less are eligible to apply for the CIRD local workshop and learning cohort opportunities. We encourage applications from nonprofits, tribal or municipal governments, regional planning organizations, and other community partners. We hope to hear from a variety of rural communities from a wide range of backgrounds, geographies, and capacities.

If you are a rural service provider, please share this opportunity widely with colleagues and community leaders in rural areas who might be interested in applying.

The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design™ is a National Endowment for the Arts leadership initiative in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council and buildingcommunityWORKSHOP.  

Our Town

Deadline: August 8, 2019

New guidelines now online

Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. These grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. 

Regional Arts Organization National Deadlines

Jazz Road

Deadline: August 1, 2019

The Jazz Road Tours program offers grants of up to $15,000 to support tours by emerging and mid-career jazz artists. Artists can apply for funds to build tours that include three to six sites, with an emphasis on bringing jazz to rural, isolated, and underserved parts of the country.

USArtists International

Deadline: September 5, 2019

USArtists International supports performances by U.S. artists at important cultural festivals and arts marketplaces around the globe.