Partnering with the New England State Arts Agencies

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) invests in the arts to enrich communities in New England 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 2024 (June 2023 through May 2024), 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.

Map of NEFA Grantees in New England, FY24

Click and drag 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.

Mapping by Mapline

NEFA and Connecticut Office of the Arts

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $62,341 granted by NEFA
• 335 artists supported through grants
• 9,107 community members served
• $174,348 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 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 4,900 CreativeGround profiles in Connecticut

NEFA and Maine Arts Commission

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $166,114 granted by NEFA
• 449 artists supported through grants
• 15,828 community members served
• $454,072 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 Grant Recipients from Maine in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Maine Arts Commission

Dig into over 6,200 CreativeGround profiles in Maine

NEFA and Mass Cultural Council

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $960,946 granted by NEFA
• 1021 artists supported through grants
• 36,180 community members served
• $1,486,756 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 Grant Recipients from Massachusetts in NEFA's Grantee Directory

Mass Cultural Council

Dig into over 12,400 CreativeGround profiles in Massachusetts

NEFA and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $51,335 granted by NEFA
• 104 artists supported through grants
• 9,072 community members served
• $111,215 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 Grant Recipients from New Hampshire in NEFA's Grantee Directory

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Dig into over 2,700 CreativeGround profiles in New Hampshire

NEFA and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $23,646 granted by NEFA
• 85 artists supported through grants
• 2,625 community members served
• $35,215 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 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 2,300 CreativeGround profiles in Rhode Island

NEFA and Vermont Arts Council

FY24 Grants by the numbers:

• $191,875 granted by NEFA
• 335 artists supported through grants
• 15,012 community members served
• $280,161 earned by artists through NEFA supported projects

Find FY24 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 3,400 CreativeGround profiles in Vermont