FY26 NEA Grants to Orchestras

Grants to Orchestras

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

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  
Bend Pops Orchestra, $12,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, $20,000
Carolina Philharmonic, $10,000 
Charlotte Symphony, $20,000
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
Civic Youth Orchestra, $25,000
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) 
Des Moines Symphony, $17,000
Du Page Symphony Orchestra, $16,000
East County Youth Symphony, $40,000 
East Texas Youth Orchestra, $14,000
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 
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, $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 
Houston Youth Symphony, $50,000 
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
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 
Los Angeles Youth Symphony, $15,000
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, $15,000 
Louisville Orchestra, $46,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
Mankato Symphony Orchestra, $15,000  
Mercury Chamber Orchestra, $15,000 
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, $60,000  
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, $27,000 
Nashville Symphony, $50,000
National Symphony Orchestra, $100,000 
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, $39,000 
New York Philharmonic, $60,000
Odysseus Chamber Orchestra, $12,000
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 
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, $25,000
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 Diego Symphony, $30,000 
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 
Symphony San Jose, $15,000
Tucson Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, $30,000
The Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas, $20,000
The Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas, $22,000
Young People’s Symphony Orchestra (CA), $33,000
Youth Music Illinois, $19,000
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth, $20,000
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth, $27,000
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, $15,000

Related GAP1 Grants

Accordionists and Teachers, $13,000
Alarm Will Sound, $25,000
American Cello Institute, $25,000
Artown, $50,000
Association of California Symphony Orchestras, $15,000
Bravo! Vail, $26,000
Buffalo String Works, $40,000
Caramoor, $40,000
Cathedral Choral Society, $25,000
Center for the Arts (Murfreesboro), $50,000
Chamber Music Festival of the Black Hills, $20,000
Chelsea Music Festival, $30,000
Colorado Bach Ensemble, $20,000 
Endless Mountain Music Festival, $20,000 
Florida International University, $30,000
From the Top, $20,000 
Golden Valley Music Society, $35,000
Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, $30,000
Guitars Antiqua Music Program, $10,000
Harlem Center for Strings, $20,000
Harmony Project Phoenix, $20,000 
Hear Now Music Festival, $25,000 
Heifetz International Music Institute, $25,000
Johns Hopkins University, $45,000 
Lakes Area Music Festival, $30,000 
League of American Orchestras, $100,000
Lexington Arts Council (MI), $20,000 
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, $46,930 
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, $25,000 
Modus Opera Company, $10,000
Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras, $15,000
Mostly Modern Projects, $25,000 
Music at Angel Fire, Inc, $30,000
Musicians at Play Foundation, $36,000 
Nashville Ballet, $30,000 
The New School, $50,000 
Ojai Music Festival, $50,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music, $20,000 
Onstage Ogden, $20,000 
Performing Arts Houston, $40,000
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 
Street Symphony, $40,000
University of Oregon, $20,000
University Musical Society, $50,000 
University of Maryland at College Park, $60,000

TBA