NEA Research Labs — National Endowment for the Arts funding opportunity
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NEA Research Labs

NEA Research Labs Introduction Through a series of awards, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has established a national program of interdisciplinary research teams in the arts. The National Endowment for the Arts...

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Award $100k–$150k Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $100,000 – $150,000.
  • Issued by: National Endowment for the Arts.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $100k–$150k.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$100k–$150k
Deadline
Fixed

About this opportunity

NEA Research Labs Introduction Through a series of awards, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has established a national program of interdisciplinary research teams in the arts. The National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs (NEA Research Labs) program will yield empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike. Each of the NEA Research Labs will design a research agenda, conduct a program to implement its own agenda, and prepare reports and other products that contribute new knowledge and understanding about key areas of interest to the National Endowment for the Arts. Sustained methods of inquiry into these topic areas will have distinctive benefits for the arts community, but also for sectors such as business or management. Our Labs currently work on three topic areas: •    Arts & Health •    Arts & the Economy •    Arts & Education Active Labs Arizona State * Arts & Health To support a Caregiving Research Lab that will evaluate programs seeking to improve, via creativity and the arts, the health and well-being of caregivers and care recipients facing stressful life situations. Drexel * Arts & Health To support the Arts Research on Chronic Stress (ARCS) Lab to study the outcomes of art therapy for pediatric cancer patients and their families, and the impact of dance and movement therapy on people with dementia and their caregivers. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY * Arts & Health To support the Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression (AMEND) Lab to measure the social-emotional benefits of music participation in individual and group settings, specifically for people of different ages who have clinical depression or are at risk for it. Indiana * Arts & the Economy To support the Innovation (AEI) Lab to study the role of artists in civic innovation, crowdfunding patterns for artists, and the link between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and arts engagement. Rice * Arts & Health To support Project CHROMA, a research hub for measuring the effects of music-making and music engagement on cognitive health and social-emotional well-being for older adults. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA * Arts & Health To support the deployment of the Arts Impact Measurement System (AIMS), an electronic web application that will enable the reliable and valid assessment of health and well-being outcomes associated with in-person and virtual arts participation. University of California, San Francisco, CA * Arts & Education To support the Sound and Music Perception Lab to study the biological/neural bases for creativity across a range of art forms such as music, comedic improvisation, and the visual arts. University of Colorado * Arts & Health To support the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab (CORAL) to identify factors that influence the use and effectiveness of creative arts-based programs for health care professionals. University of * Arts & Health To support the EpiArts Lab to explore relationships between arts and cultural engagement and population health outcomes. University of * Arts & the Economy To support the Oregon Folklife Network in examining the impacts of Traditional Arts Apprenticeships on artists and the communities they serve, with the near-term goal of improving national data collection and reporting tools. University of South * Arts & Education To support the Cognition and Coordination across the Lifespan in Music (CALM) Lab to study the effects of cognition and coordination in music education and music interventions across the lifespan. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA * Arts & Health

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Accredited institutions of higher education and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with demonstrable research capacity.

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