FY23 NEA Grants to Orchestras
January 13, 2023, Washington, D.C.
NEA’s First Round of FY23 Grants Support Orchestral Concerts and Community Programming
Orchestras in 67 communities will receive FY23 support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to present concerts and festivals, feature emerging as well as familiar works, support artist residencies, host community engagement and education programs, and run training programs for young students. 52 orchestras are direct grant recipients of Grants for Arts Projects (GAP), Part 1 awards totaling $1.255 million and 15 orchestras are receiving Challenge America grants totaling $150,000, plus there are a great number of orchestral- and instrument training program-related projects receiving NEA grants.
The League has compiled the grants to orchestras and grants related to the orchestra field, listed below. The latest information and full descriptions of all supported projects can be obtained directly via the agency’s grant search tool.
Grants for Arts Projects (Part 1)
Grants to Orchestras
Application Deadline of February 10, 2022
Award Announced January 10, 2023
Project descriptions are not included in order to accommodate any pandemic-related adjustments. Current information is available in the Recent Grant Search. If any orchestral grants are missing from the list below or are there are errors to correct, please email advocacy@americanorchestras.org.
Albany (NY) Symphony, $25,000
American Composers Orchestra, $20,000
Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra, $30,000
Asheville Symphony, $10,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra, $35,000
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, $45,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, $15,000
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, $10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, $35,000
Civic Orchestra of Chicago, $35,000
The Cleveland Orchestra, $40,000
Florida Youth Orchestra, $10,000
Gateway Chamber Orchestra, $10,000
Handel & Haydn Society, $45,000
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, $10,000
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
Jacksonville Symphony, $15,000
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, $20,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic, $60,000
Louisville Orchestra, $15,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
Nashville Symphony, $50,000
National Symphony Orchestra, $45,000
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
New World Symphony, $50,000
Oakland Symphony, $15,000
Oklahoma Philharmonic Society, $25,000
Orchestra 2001, $10,000
Orchestra of New Spain, $10,000
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, $25,000
Oregon Symphony, $20,000
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, $10,000
Pacific Symphony, $25,000
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale, $20,000
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, $35,000
Portland Youth Philharmonic, $10,000
Post-Classical Ensemble, $25,000
Princeton Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
Richmond Symphony, $15,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, $20,000
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, $30,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
San Francisco Symphony, $50,000
Santa Rosa Symphony, $15,000
Seattle Symphony, $40,000
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
South Florida Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, $40,000
Stamford Symphony, $10,000
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, $10,000
Related Grants For Arts Projects, Part 1 Grants
Austin Soundwaves, $30,000
American Composers Alliance, $10,000
The Barclay, $15,000
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, $35,000
Buffalo String Works, $15,000
Carnegie Hall, $65,000
Chicago Arts and Music Project, $10,000
Cincinnati May Festival, $20,000
The Cliburn, $10,000
Corning-Elmira Musical Arts, $10,000
Colour of Music Festival, $10,000
DanceAbility International, $15,000
Gateways Music Festival, $15,000
The Gilmore, $15,000
Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, $30,000
Grand Teton Music Festival, $10,000
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, $10,000
Harlem Center for Strings, $10,000
Harmony Project, $45,000
KID smART, $35,000
Lakes Area Music Festival, $10,000
League of American Orchestras, $85,000
Levine Music, $10,000
The Mann, $25,000
Marlboro Music, $25,000
Merkin Concert Hall, $15,000
Midori & Friends, $15,000
Music Worcester, $10,000
New School Concerts, $15,000
Perlman Music Program, $20,000
Project STEP, $50,000
Third Street Music School, $20,000
Palaver Strings, $15,000
Rainey Institute, $15,000
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, $10,000
Savannah Music Festival, $30,000
Sunflower Music Festival, $10,000
Vanderbilt University, $20,000
Young Concert Artists, $15,000
Washington Performing Arts, $30,000
Challenge America
Grants to Orchestras
Application Deadline of April 21, 2022
Award Announced January 10, 2023
Project descriptions are not included in order to accommodate any pandemic-related adjustments. Current information is available in the Recent Grant Search. If any orchestral grants are missing from the list below or are there are errors to correct, please email advocacy@americanorchestras.org.
Allentown Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Empire State Youth Orchestras, $10,000
Eric Philharmonic, $10,000
Glacier Symphony and Chorale, $10,000
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras, $10,000
IRIS Orchestra, $10,000
Itasca Orchestra and Strings, $10,000
The Jackson (TN) Symphony, $10,000
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Northern Kentucky Symphony, $10,000
Orquesta Northwest, $10,000
Richardson Symphony, $10,000
South Bend Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
Tulsa Area Youth Symphony, $10,000
Related Challenge America Grants
Boston String Academy, $10,000
Endless Mountain Music Festival, $10,000
Friends of Chamber Music of Troy, $10,000
Golden Valley Music Society, $10,000
INTEMPO Organization, $10,000
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