Partnering with the New England State Arts Agencies

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. NEFA serves as a regional partner for the National Endowment for the Arts, New England’s state arts agencies, and private foundations.

In fiscal year 2025 (June 2024 through May 2025), NEFA’s programs supported artists and communities through:

• Grants to artists and cultural organizations to create and tour work.
• CreativeGround:  the country’s only regional directory of cultural organizations, artists, and creative businesses, which provides visibility and connection for the creative sector.
• Creative Economy Data Portal: Self-determined field data that we code and maintain for our partners. This vital case-making data strengthens and informs local, statewide, and regional efforts to build New England's creative economy.
• Idea Swap: the annual event for New England-based nonprofit cultural organizations and touring artists to network and share ideas for touring projects.

NEFA Grantees in New England, FY25

Click on the interactive map below to view where grant recipients are based. For a comprehensive list of all grants made in each state, see our state-by-state partnership data below. To learn about all of NEFA's grant recipients, including national grants, view our grantee directory. 

NEFA and Connecticut Office of the Arts

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $189,174 granted by NEFA
• 130 artists supported through grants
• 5,067 community members served
• $145,290 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from Connecticut in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Visit Connecticut Office of the Arts' website to learn more about how they use CreativeGround: Connecticut Arts Directory

or Dig into over 4,200 CreativeGround profiles in Connecticut

NEFA and Maine Arts Commission

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $333,075 granted by NEFA
• 321 artists supported through grants
• 12,878 community members served
• $310,486 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from Maine in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Maine Arts Commission

Dig into over 3,000 CreativeGround profiles in Maine

NEFA and Mass Cultural Council

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $1,834,667 granted by NEFA
• 1039 artists supported through grants
• 20,833 community members served
• $1,329,596 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from Massachusetts in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Mass Cultural Council

Dig into over 10,000 CreativeGround profiles in Massachusetts

NEFA and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $108,222 granted by NEFA
• 113 artists supported through grants
• 6,269 community members served
• $181,145 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from New Hampshire in NEFA's Grantee Directory

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Dig into over 2,100 CreativeGround profiles in New Hampshire

NEFA and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $208,177 granted by NEFA
• 103 artists supported through grants
• 16,472 community members served
• $159,476 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from Rhode Island in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Visit Rhode Island State Council on the Arts' website to learn more about how they use CreativeGround: RI Directory and RI Arts Educators Roster

or Dig into over 1,800 CreativeGround profiles in Rhode Island

NEFA and Vermont Arts Council

FY25 Grants by the numbers:

• $163,604 granted by NEFA
• 251 artists supported through grants
• 6,591 community members served
• $94,624 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY25 Grant Recipients from Vermont in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Visit Vermont Arts Council's website to learn more about how they use CreativeGround: Vermont Arts Council's Artists and Creative Businesses

or Dig into over 2,700 CreativeGround profiles in Vermont