The Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program aims to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military service members and veterans exposed to trauma as well as their families and caregivers through experiences of art or art making.

The Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).

Grant applications are open now and close January 15, 2025.

What Creative Forces provides:

• Matching grants of up to $25,000 for one-year advanced projects

• Matching grants of up to $10,000 for one-year emerging projects

• Matching grants of up to $50,000 for two-year advanced projects

• Opportunity to regularly connect and learn with fellow organizations across the country who provide arts engagement activities to military communities

• Opportunity to attend an annual in-person convening of grantees, subject matter experts, and Creative Forces stakeholders

• One-on-one consultations and cohort workshops with experts in evaluation and data collection

See more details, timeline, and eligibility at the links.