Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS2103
NEA Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Capacity), FY2023 (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS2103) is a discretionary grant offered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under CFDA 45.024. It supports the NEA Creative Forces initiative, a national partnership among the NEA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and state and local arts agencies. Creative Forces is focused on improving the health, well-being, and overall quality of life of military service members and veterans who have been exposed to trauma, along with their families and caregivers. The initiative does this by expanding both knowledge of and access to clinical creative arts therapies (such as art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, and related clinical practices) and community arts engagement opportunities that can complement healing and reintegration.
This particular opportunity funds the CAPACITY component of Creative Forces. Rather than supporting direct arts programming alone, the award is intended to select a single organization to serve as a "Cooperator" that manages and provides administrative support for this capacity-building work. The core responsibilities center on content and knowledge management and on providing stakeholder support to Creative Forces clinical and community partners. A major deliverable is support for the National Resource Center (NRC) website, an online platform owned by the NEA. In practical terms, the funded organization would be expected to help keep the NRC site useful, accurate, organized, and up to date, and to ensure that partners in the network can find, share, and apply resources that strengthen clinical practice and community engagement connected to military and veteran populations.
The award ceiling is $1,625,000, and the opportunity indicates an intention to make an award (the expected awards field is listed but not clearly quantified in the provided source). The cooperative agreement can begin no earlier than October 1, 2022, and may run for up to 24 months. Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, the NEA typically anticipates a more hands-on relationship than a standard grant, with ongoing coordination between the agency and the funded organization to meet the initiative's goals and manage the NRC-related work.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). The solicitation limits submissions to one proposal per organization, and it also notes that an organization cannot receive more than one NEA award for the same costs during the same or overlapping period of performance, which is meant to prevent duplicate federal support for identical budget items.
Key administrative details include an original closing date of January 18, 2022, and a creation date of November 24, 2021. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a national infrastructure and coordination award: it is designed to strengthen the systems, tools, and shared knowledge that allow Creative Forces clinical and community partners to deliver higher-quality, more consistent support to military and veteran communities impacted by trauma.Apply for NEAPS2103
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Capacity), FY2023" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-11-24.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-01-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,625,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: NEA Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Capacity), FY2023 (NEAPS2103)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) titled NEA Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Capacity), FY2023, with Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS2103 and CFDA 45.024.
What initiative does this opportunity support?
The award supports NEA Creative Forces, a national partnership among the NEA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and state and local arts agencies.
Who is Creative Forces designed to serve?
Creative Forces focuses on improving the health, well-being, and overall quality of life of military service members and veterans who have been exposed to trauma, along with their families and caregivers.
What kinds of approaches does Creative Forces emphasize?
The initiative expands both knowledge of and access to:
- Clinical creative arts therapies (including art therapy, music therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, and related clinical practices)
- Community arts engagement opportunities that can complement healing and reintegration
What does the "Capacity" component mean in this opportunity?
This opportunity funds the CAPACITY component of Creative Forces. It is aimed at strengthening national infrastructure and coordination rather than funding direct arts programming alone.
Is this award meant to fund direct arts programming?
Not primarily. The opportunity is designed to support capacity-building work, including content and knowledge management and administrative support for partners, rather than only supporting direct arts programming.
How many awards does the NEA intend to make?
The opportunity indicates an intention to make an award, and it is described as selecting a single organization to serve as the Cooperator. The provided source notes that the expected awards field is listed but not clearly quantified.
What is the role of the funded organization?
The funded organization is expected to serve as a "Cooperator" that manages and provides administrative support for the capacity-building work within the Creative Forces network.
What are the core responsibilities of the Cooperator?
The core responsibilities focus on:
- Content and knowledge management for Creative Forces capacity-building efforts
- Stakeholder support to Creative Forces clinical and community partners
What is the National Resource Center (NRC), and how is it involved?
A major deliverable under this award is support for the National Resource Center (NRC) website, an online platform that is owned by the NEA.
What kind of work is expected for the NRC website?
In practical terms, the funded organization would be expected to help keep the NRC website useful, accurate, organized, and up to date, and to help ensure that network partners can find, share, and apply resources that strengthen clinical practice and community engagement related to military and veteran populations.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $1,625,000.
What type of federal award is this?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement.
How is a cooperative agreement different from a standard grant in this context?
Because it is a cooperative agreement, the NEA typically anticipates a more hands-on relationship than a standard grant, with ongoing coordination between the agency and the funded organization to meet the initiative's goals and manage NRC-related work.
When can the cooperative agreement begin?
The cooperative agreement can begin no earlier than October 1, 2022.
How long can the period of performance last?
The award may run for up to 24 months.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category)
Is there a limit on the number of applications an organization can submit?
Yes. The solicitation limits submissions to one proposal per organization.
Can an organization receive more than one NEA award for the same costs?
No. The solicitation notes that an organization cannot receive more than one NEA award for the same costs during the same or overlapping period of performance. This is intended to prevent duplicate federal support for identical budget items.
What is the original closing date for this opportunity?
The original closing date listed is January 18, 2022.
When was this opportunity created?
The creation date listed is November 24, 2021.
What is the overall purpose of this award?
This opportunity is best understood as a national infrastructure and coordination award. It is designed to strengthen the systems, tools, and shared knowledge that allow Creative Forces clinical and community partners to deliver higher-quality, more consistent support to military and veteran communities impacted by trauma.
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