FY26 NEA Grants to Orchestras

Grants to Orchestras

For applications submitted in March 2025. Note this list has been updated to reflect additional GAP awards after the initial January 8, 2026 public announcement.

* Denotes additional grantees  added to the NEA database after the January announcement, known as of April 8, 2026.

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

*A Far Cry, $52,578  
Adrian Symphony Orchestra, $25,000 
*Albany Symphony Orchestra (NY), $55,000  
*Aspen Music Festival and School, $60,000 
*Baton Rouge Symphony, $36,000  
*Carolina Philharmonic, $10,000 
*Chicago Philharmonic, $60,000  
*Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $45,000 
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, $15,000 
*Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, $60,000  
*Civic Orchestra of Chicago, $62,000
*The Cleveland Orchestra, $50,000  
*Colorado Springs Philharmonic, $20,000  
Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra, $18,000 
Delirium Musicum, $20,000 
*Delirium Musicum, $60,000 (Declaration of Independence commission) 
*East County Youth Symphony, $40,000 
*El Paso Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
*Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, $20,000  
*Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, $20,000 
*Fort Wayne Philharmonic, $60,000 
Fort Worth Youth Orchestra, $20,000 
*Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, $16,200 
*Glacier Symphony and Chorale, $20,000 
Greater Miami Youth Symphony, $50,000 
*Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, $60,000 
*Greenville Symphony Orchestra, $25,000 
*Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, $36,000 
*Houston Symphony, $65,000 
*The Jackson Symphony (TN), $60,000 
*Jackson Symphony Orchestra (MI), $20,000 
*Jacksonville Symphony, $30,000 
Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, $20,000 
*The Little Orchestra Society, $30,000 
*Long Beach Symphony, $60,000 
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, $15,000 
*Mankato Symphony Orchestra, $15,000  
Mercury Chamber Orchestra, $15,000 
*Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, $60,000  
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, $27,000 
*National Symphony Orchestra, $100,000 
*New Haven Symphony Orchestra, $39,000 
*Orchestra Lumos, $25,000 
*Orchestra Nova Northwest, $15,000  
*Orchestra of St. Luke’s, $35,000 
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, $20,000 
*Oregon Symphony, $25,000 
*Oregon Symphony in Salem, $10,000  
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, $35,000 
*Orquesta Northwest, $15,000 
*Pacific Symphony, $60,000 
*Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, $36,000 
*Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare, $36,000 
*Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, $60,000 
*PostClassical Ensemble, $30,000
*Poway Symphony Orchestra, $15,000 
*Quad City Symphony Orchestra, $20,000  
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, $20,000 
*San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, $15,000  
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, $25,000 
*Santa Rosa Symphony, $20,000 
*Skagit Symphony, $15,000 
*South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, $20,000 
*South Florida Symphony Orchestra, $60,000 
*Spartanburg Philharmonic, $21,000 
*St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, $36,000 
*Stockton Symphony, $25,000 
The Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas, $20,000
*Young Orchestras of San Antonio, $15,000
*Young People’s Symphony Orchestra (CA), $33,000

Related GAP1 Grants

*Alarm Will Sound, $25,000
*Artown, $50,000
*Buffalo String Works, $40,000
*Chelsea Music Festival, $30,000
Colorado Bach Ensemble, $20,000 
Endless Mountain Music Festival, $20,000 
From the Top, $20,000 
*Golden Valley Music Society, $35,000
*Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, $30,000
Harlem Center for Strings, $20,000
*Harmony Project Phoenix, $20,000 
*Hear Now Music Festival, $25,000 
*Johns Hopkins University, $45,000 
*Lakes Area Music Festival, $30,000 
*Lexington Arts Council (MI), $20,000 
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, $46,930 
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, $25,000 
*Mostly Modern Projects, $25,000 
*Musicians at Play Foundation, $36,000 
*Nashville Ballet, $30,000 
*The New School, $50,000 
Omaha Conservatory of Music, $20,000 
*Onstage Ogden, $20,000 
*Perlman Music Program, $60,000 
*Project STEP, $65,000 
*Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts, $22,000 
*Ravinia, $30,000 
*San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, $30,000 
*Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, $20,000 
*Sphinx Organization, $85,000 
*University Musical Society, $50,000 
*University of Maryland at College Park, $60,000

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