The Rescue Plan’s Grants to Organizations program will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible organizations including, but not limited to, nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, units of state or local government, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and a wide range of other organizations that can help advance the goals of this program. See Eligibility for more information.

Grants will be made to eligible organizations to support their own operations. Unlike other Arts Endowment funding programs that offer project-based support, Rescue Plan funds are intended to support day-to-day business expenses/operating costs, and not specific programmatic activities. Cost share/matching funds are not required.

Support is limited to any or all of the following:

• Salary support, full or partial, for one or more staff positions. Staff positions funded may not conduct work independent of the organization receiving funds.
• Fees/stipends for artists and/or contractual personnel to support the services they provide for specific activities as part of organizational operations.
  • Artist fees/stipends should be related to work with a tangible outcome, such as performances, presentations, workshops, and/or the creation of artwork. This is considered a stipend to the artist for the work undertaken during the period of performance. Such work must not be performed independently of the organization receiving funds.
• Facilities costs such as mortgage principal, rent, and utilities.
• Costs associated with health and safety supplies for staff and/or visitors/audiences (e.g., personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, etc.).
• Marketing and promotion costs.

Rescue Plan funds may be used to support existing jobs, new jobs, or to restore jobs that were furloughed or eliminated due to the pandemic.

The Arts Endowment does not fund direct grants to individuals.

Visit for more information: https://www.arts.gov/grants/american-rescue-plan-grants/american-rescue-plan-grants-to-organizations/program-description

For questions:

Email

Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting Program: ARPLocalsSubgrants@arts.gov

Grants to Organizations Program:

• Organizations with legal names beginning with A-L: ARPOrgGrantsA-L@arts.gov
• Organizations with legal names beginning with M-Z: ARPOrgGrantsM-Z@arts.gov

Telephone

Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting Program: 202-682-5035

Grants to Organizations Program:

• Organizations with legal names beginning with A-L: 202-682-5036
• Organizations with legal names beginning with M-Z: 202-682-5046