Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS2501
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP), FY 2025 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS2501) is a discretionary funding program from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) focused on selecting a single organization to serve as the administrator, or "Cooperator," for the Arts Education Partnership. AEP is described as a national coalition made up of more than 250 partner and affiliate organizations spanning the arts and education fields, along with representation from government and private-sector stakeholders. The central aim of the solicitation is to fund the organization that will coordinate and manage this large national network and help carry out AEPs ongoing work at the intersection of arts learning, education policy, research, and cross-sector collaboration.
This award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which is an important feature of the opportunity. Unlike a standard grant where the recipient typically has broad independence to run the project as proposed, a cooperative agreement is designed for situations where the federal agency expects to be actively involved. In practical terms, the NEA will function as a substantial partner in the work, meaning the selected Cooperator should anticipate close coordination with the agency, shared planning and decision-making in key areas, and ongoing engagement throughout the period of performance. Applicants should read this as a signal that the project is not simply funded by the NEA but carried out in a more hands-on partnership model where federal involvement is a built-in requirement.
Eligibility is broad across major public and nonprofit sectors, but applicants must be U.S.-based. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (other than institutions of higher education), as well as state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education. Private institutions of higher education are also eligible. In addition, federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible, and the program description notes eligibility for federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Overall, the applicant pool is designed to include organizations with the capacity to convene national partners, manage complex coalitions, and serve as a backbone organization for a large network working across arts and education systems.
The opportunity is categorized under the Arts funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 45.024. The agency expects to make one award, meaning this is a single-recipient national cooperative agreement rather than a multi-award competition. The award ceiling is $1,050,000, which represents the maximum federal amount expected for the selected Cooperator under this solicitation. The original closing date for applications is January 17, 2025, and the opportunity record indicates it was created on November 26, 2024.Apply for NEAPS2501
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Arts Education Partnership (AEP), FY 2025" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-11-26.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,050,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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