On the side of a large container on the back of a dump truck, a mural of kids watering plants. Monarch butterflies flutter. It reads behind them, "Belchertown," over a shade of blue found in the sky above.
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Making It Public participant Belchertown, MA | mural by Melissa Pandina, photo by Lisa Stahl

Arts and culture are essential to a just society

As a social impact organization, NEFA builds, sustains, and fights for arts and culture through grantmaking, partnerships, and advocacy in New England, the nation, and beyond.

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Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. 

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New England Dance Fund

September 28, 2026
The New England Dance Fund awards grants to New England-based choreographers of all genres and backgrounds who identify an opportunity that will advance their careers in dance.

Public Art Learning Fund

October 13, 2026
The Public Art Learning Fund aims to strengthen the field of public art in New England by providing professional development support directly to artists.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

December 1, 2026
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.

Public Art for Spatial Justice

December 1, 2026
Supports public art that creatively expresses and embodies a more just version of what’s possible in public.

National Dance Project Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
National Dance Project Travel Fund provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors or for current NDP artist grantees to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded projects.

New England Presenter Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
Presenter Travel Fund enhances the performing arts in the region by supporting travel costs associated with researching artistic work that may eventually be presented in New England.
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Dance
Performing Arts

NEFA’s National Dance Project Announces 30th Anniversary Awards

(Boston, MA) On the 30th anniversary of the National Dance Project (NDP), the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces $2,550,000 in awards to support 60 new dance projects through 30 NDP Production Grants and 30 NDP Finalist Awards. NDP Production Grantees will receive a framework of
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Dance
Performing Arts

National Dance Project Announces 30th Anniversary Grants & Awards

On behalf of the National Dance Project (NDP) Advisor Cohort, we are proud to share the 2026 NDP Production Grantees and Finalists. For three decades, the NDP Production Grant has provided a unique funding framework to support the creation/development and U.S.* touring/sharing of new dance projects
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Advocacy

ArtsVOTE on November 2

At NEFA, we believe that the freedoms to create, access, express, and share arts and cultures are human rights and essential to a just society and thriving communities. We envision a world where the arts and culture ecosystem thrives, artists flourish, and the transformative power of the arts is
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Public Art

Artist Voices: May Babcock and Site-Specific Public Art as Ecological Citizen

I am a papermaking artist who uses foraged natural materials to craft spacious sculptures, pulp paintings, and installations shaped by place. As a multiracial artist of Taiwanese-Chinese descent, my work is a search for belonging. I relate to plants that tell the stories of entangled ecologies at
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CreativeGround

CreativeGround spotlights the creative people and places at work in New England: cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts, and crafts.

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Center Stage

Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.

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