National Endowment for the Arts  
About Us
 

MEDIA ARTS

The National Endowment for the Arts supports organizations that are involved in a broad spectrum of activity in the media arts -- film, radio, and television -- including the production, exhibition, distribution, and preservation of work; the provision of services to the field; and the training of artists.

The Arts Endowment is committed to encouraging the artists and organizations that participate in advancing and preserving the media arts, and primarily to supporting the production of media art works that celebrate the arts -- visual arts, music, dance, literature, design, theater, musical theater, opera, folk and traditional arts -- in an engaging and creative manner. Additionally, documentaries about artists and the impact of the arts on people's lives are encouraged.

Photo of Pittsburgh FiThe two Kitchen sisters   Inside the Film Forum Theater

The Kitchen Sisters, award-winning radio program producers.

 

The Film Forum, New York City.

Funding Opportunities in Media Arts


Grants for Arts Projects
CFDA No. 45.024

The National Endowment for the Arts' primary funding opportunities for organizations can be found here. An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2009 Grants for Arts Projects categories (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to this rule). For most organizations, these categories represent the full range of funding options for the entire year. Applicants should examine the goal and purposes of their project as well as the review criteria of these three categories, and apply to the one category that is most relevant. The Arts Endowment will not transfer applications between categories.

  • Access to Artistic Excellence: To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadlines: March 10 and August 11, 2008)
    CONTINUE >>

  • Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants: To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)
    CONTINUE >>

  • Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: To advance arts education for children and youth in school-based or community-based settings. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadline: June 9, 2008)
    CONTINUE >>

(Organizations proposing arts programs that are intended for national broadcast on television or radio should apply under the FY 2009 Arts on Radio and Television guidelines. The Arts on Radio and Television application deadline is September 5, 2008. New guidelines will be available on the Arts Endowment's Web site in June, 2008. Until that time, the expired FY 2008 guidelines are on our Web site for informational purposes. See below.)

The Arts on Radio and Television
CFDA No. 45.024

Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $20,000 to $200,000. (Deadline: September 5, 2008)
Notice: Application deadline has been extended to September 15, 2008.

Continue >>

Save America's Treasures
CFDA No. 15.929

Grants for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. (Receipt deadline: May 20, 2008)

Continue >>

Coming Up Taller

Nominate outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people. (Receipt deadline: January 31, 2008)

Continue >>


 

 

      
      What's this?

 

       
Apply for a Grant Grants