FY25 NEA Grants to Orchestras

Grants to Orchestras

Application Deadline of February 15, 2024
Award Announced January 14, 2025

Complete information is available in the NEA’s Recent Grant Search database. If any orchestral grants are missing are there are errors to correct, please email advocacy@americanorchestras.org.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra, $40,000
Albany Symphony (NY), $35,000
American Composers Orchestra, $35,000
Billings Symphony, $30,000
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, $50,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, $25,000
California Symphony, $20,000
Charleston Symphony (SC), $30,000
Chicago Philharmonic, $25,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $35,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
Civic Orchestra of Chicago (via CSO), $35,000
The Cleveland Orchestra, $20,000
Eugene Symphony , $30,000
Handel + Haydn Society, $40,000
Houston Symphony, $20,000
Kansas City Symphony, $30,000
The Knights, $35,000
The Little Orchestra Society, $15,000
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, $25,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic, $65,000
Louisville Orchestra, $45,000
Memphis Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
National Symphony Orchestra, $45,000
New World Symphony, $50,000
Nu Deco Ensemble, $20,000
Orchestra Lumos, $20,000
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, $35,000
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare, $30,000
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, $40,000
Portland Youth Philharmonic, $15,000
Post-Classical Ensemble, $30,000
Quad City Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, $25,000
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, $30,000
San Francisco Symphony, $30,000
Santa Fe Pro Musica, $25,000
Seattle Symphony, $40,000
South Carolina Philharmonic, $20,000
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, $25,000
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
Street Symphony, $60,000
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, $20,000
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
Virginia Symphony Orchestra, $20,000

Related GAP1 Grants

Austin Soundwaves, $20,000
Buffalo String Works, $30,000
Chicago Children’s Theatre, $40,000
Chorus America, $100,000
Collage Dance Collective, $25,000
Concert Artists Guild, $25,000
Gateways Music Festival, $25,000
Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, $30,000
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, $20,000
Harmony Project, $50,000
League of American Orchestras, $100,000
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, $25,000
Musicians at Play Foundation, $25,000
Pacific Chorale, $15,000
Perlman Music Program, $20,000
Project STEP, $55,000
Roosevelt Island Concerts, $20,000
Tanglewood (via Boston University), $15,000
University of Oregon, $25,000
Washington Chorus, $30,000
Young Concert Artists, $20,000

TBA

Grants to Orchestras

Application Deadline of April 25, 2024
Award Announced January 14, 2025

Complete information is available in the NEA’s Recent Grant Search database. If any orchestral grants are missing are there are errors to correct, please email advocacy@americanorchestras.org.

Chippewa Valley Symphony, $10,000
Delta Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Empire State Youth Orchestras, $10,000
Jackson Symphony (TN), $10,000
Lima Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Northern Kentucky Symphony, $10,000
Orchestra Miami, $10,000
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Portland Columbia Symphony, $10,000
Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
South Bend Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra, $10,000

Related Challenge America Grants

Ariel Cultural and Performing Arts Centre, $10,000
Blue Sage Center, $10,000
Classics 4 Kids, $10,000
Lexington Arts Council, $10,000
Nevada School of the Arts, $10,000
Present Music, $10,000
Riverside Arts Academy, $10,000
Sanctuary of the Arts, $10,000
St. Paul Conservatory of Music, $10,000