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National Theater Project-supported Mondo Bizarro's "Invisible Rivers" | photo by Bruce France

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NEFA invests in artists and communities and fosters equitable access to the arts, enriching the cultural landscape in New England and the nation.

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Investing in Culture

New Grant Program, Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color

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Advancing Equity

National Dance Project Production Grant Accepting Applications

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MA-based Artists: Register for Making It Public - a Free, Virtual Workshop

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Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. These are the grants with upcoming deadlines.

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National Dance Project Production Grant

Preliminary Application: February 28
NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of 20 new dance projects annually.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

March 3, 2025
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.

Jazz Road Tours

March 5, 2025
Designed for emerging and mid-career artists around the entire country, Jazz Road Tours support small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.

Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color

March 19, 2025
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities by investing in artists/practitioners and the community organizations that

New England Presenter Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
Presenter Travel Fund enhances the performing arts in the region by supporting travel costs associated with researching artistic work that may eventually be presented in New England.
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New Grants Application and Reporting Portal

We are excited to announce that our new Grants Application and Reporting portal is now live! Applicants for New England States Touring (NEST) and National Dance Project Production grants will be the first to use the new portal to apply. What’s new? The new Grants Application and Reporting portal
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New Grant Invests in Folklife in Communities of Color

(Boston, MA) The US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) today announced a new program, Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. The program will award significant nonmatching grants to traditional artists, practitioners, and keepers of traditional knowledge that show a deep
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Public Art

Ten Massachusetts Municipalities Selected for Public Art Program

(Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) welcomes 10 municipalities across Massachusetts – Andover, Ashfield, Beverly, Chelsea , Cohasset, Gloucester, Malden, Northfield, Pittsfield, and Worcester – to  Making it Public 2025, a training offered in partnership with the Metropolitan
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Dance

2025 National Dance Project Production Grant Webinar

National Dance Project Production Grants are made to projects led by professional choreographers or companies to support the creation and U.S. touring and/or sharing of a new dance project. Learn more Video Content 06:14 | About the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) 08:40 | National Dance
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CreativeGround

CreativeGround spotlights the creative people and places at work in New England: cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts, and crafts.

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Center Stage

Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.

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