NEA Our Town, FY2020

The National Endowment for the Arts' Our Town program provides funding for creative placemaking projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into community development efforts. The program aims to support projects that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. Eligible applicants include local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and cultural organizations. The program requires a partnership between a local government entity and a nonprofit organization, and encourages engagement with other sectors such as agriculture, education, and healthcare. • The program offers matching grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000, with a minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount. • The program is looking for projects that reflect a new and catalytic way of working, and demonstrate the potential for sustained support and recognition for arts, design, and cultural strategies as integral to every phase of community development. • A grant period of up to two years is allowed. • Applicants may submit as a lead applicant two applications to Our Town, and may also apply to other National Endowment for the Arts funding opportunities.