National Endowment for the Arts Frequently Asked Questions for Applicants Serving Native Communities Grants for Arts Projects & Challenge America

Are non-federally recognized tribes eligible to apply? Yes! As long as the applicant is a nonprofit, tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) organization with three years of arts programming at the time of application. [...] Are Native Hawaiian groups eligible to apply? Yes! As long as the applicant is a nonprofit, tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) organization, they are eligible to apply with three years of arts programming history at the time of application. [...] Options include: • Use of a reasonable figure for “Overhead and Administrative Costs” as a direct cost line item, OR • Use of the de minimis indirect cost rate of up to 10% (for applicants without a federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement,) OR • Use of a federally negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (ICRA). [...] Can you clarify the eligibility rule about the required three years of arts programming history? Applicants, including federally recognized tribes, are required to have a 3-year history of arts programming to apply for most NEA grants. [...] The project director is the person responsible for carrying out the majority of project activities included in the narrative and project budget.