2024 Grant Projects
In partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the third round of Creative Forces Community Engagement grants recipients, with support for 41 community-based organizations totaling $769,136 for projects beginning on or after July 1, 2024. These community-based arts projects will address the distinct experiences, challenges, and strengths of military-connected individuals through the arts. The grant program, now in its third year, continues to expand the work of arts engagement into more communities nationwide.
Each grant project includes at least two organizations or individual artists that are partnering to accomplish the goals of the project. Matching grants are awarded in two tiers, “emerging” and “advanced,” which reflect the capacity of the project at the time of the application. Grant recipients can work in healthcare, community, or virtual settings.
Learn more about the 2024 grantees and their projects below.
![A black man is seated in an art studio facing a painting canvas of a landscape. He is holding his a paintbrush up to the canvas. There is acyrlic paints and other art materials on the table beside him.](https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/VeteranAtVisArts.jpg)
![Profile view of a white woman who is pregnant standing and facing a microphone with her arms outstretched. In front of her, there is a bar table with a drink and a desk light on it.](https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NavyLtDanielleBaldino.jpg)
![A group of adults stand on stage on choir risers. The adults in the front are wearing black polo shirts, and the adults in the back are wearing formal black Army uniforms. There is a view of part of a black grand piano in the front right of the stage, and there is an American flag on display in the back left of the stage.](https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SeattleOperaVeteransChoir.jpg)
2024 Grant Projects
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Anchorage, Alaska
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Encinitas, California
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San Diego, California
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Denver, Colorado
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Farmington, Connecticut
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Washington, District of Columbia
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Marion, Illinois
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Riverwoods, Illinois
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Evanston, Illinois
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Rockville, Maryland
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Omaha, Nebraska
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Millville, New Jersey
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New York, New York
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Brooklyn, New York
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Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Canton, Ohio
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
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Blythewood, South Carolina
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Lemmon, South Dakota
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Hendersonville, Tennessee
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Memphis, Tennessee
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Austin, Texas
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Killeen, Texas
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Alexandria, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Tacoma, Washington
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Seattle, Washington
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Hillsboro, West Virginia
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Huntington, West Virginia
Grant project descriptions
InToto Creative Arts
InToto Arts Programming at the Birmingham VA
va.gov/birmingham-health-care
Anchorage Concert Association
Community Café Year 2: The Healing Power of the Arts
www.thenavespenard.com/
Blue Star Families
Caregivers at the Museum: Women cultivating care through the arts in Jacksonville
mocajacksonville.unf.edu/
So Say We All
Veterans Writers Division
www.mockingbirdimprov.org/
Colorado Photographic Arts Center
2024 Veterans Workshop Series
vfwpost1.org/programs/vac/
Mental Health Connecticut
Art of Wellbeing for Veterans and Their Families
homesforthebrave.org/
Delaware Art Museum
Delaware Art Museum’s Healing Through the Arts for Military Veterans and Families
www.va.gov/wilmington-vet-center/
Arena Stage
Voices of Now Military Ensemble 2024/25
www.boeing.com
Vets in the Arts
Original Musical Production of “Standard Issue: One Each”
marionccc.com/
Brushwood Center
At Ease: Art and Nature for Veterans and the Military Community
www.blackmoontrio.com
www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va
sraclc.org/
www.artimpactproject.org
Open Studio Project, Inc.
Art & Wellness for Women Veterans
www.va.gov/evanston-vet-center/
Indy Arts Center
ArtTroop
asapasap.org/
Manhattan Arts Center
MHK Military Arts Connections
www.mcfks.org/
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Creative Forces Project
health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/NICOE/Arts-in-Health-Program
Gateway Regional Arts Center
Creative Freedom: A Veterans Arts Initiative in Eastern Kentucky
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085355476527
Community Building Art Works
Mission Belonging
www.strathmore.org/
www.easterseals.com/DCMDVA/programs-and-services/cvn-home.html
bluestarfam.org/chapters/ncr/
Circle Theatre
Enchanted Threads: Empowering Through Inclusive Theatre
www.offutt55fss.com/military-family-readiness
Levoy Theatre Preservation Society
Resilient Voices: An Arts Journey of Resilience for Veterans, Family and Community
www.nj.gov/military/veterans/memorial-homes/vineland/
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project Partnership with NYS Department of Veterans’ Services
veterans.ny.gov/
Exit12 Dance Company
Stories of War
www.intrepidmuseum.org/
redwillowlearning.org/
www.citadel.edu/finearts/
HELP USA
Creative Forces Community Engagement: Art Allies
www.lehman.cuny.edu
www.materialsforthearts.org/
UrbanGlass
Glass for Good
www.va.gov/new-york-harbor-health-care/
The Joel Fund
Operation ART
www.va.gov/durham-health-care/
Canton Museum of Art
Alpha Romeo Tango (ART) with the Canton Museum of Art and Pegasus Farm Military and First Responders Center
pegasusfarm.org/military-and-first-responders-center
SPARK! CREATIVE LAB
Ditty Bops | The Art of Listening
www.tinkerfcu.org/foundation/
Huntingdon County Arts Council
Music for Older Veterans with PTSD and Related Issues
www.huntingdoncounty.net/departments/veteran-affairs
simplegiftsmusic.com
www.hbfaaa.org/senior-centers/standing-stone-senior-center
The Big Red Barn Retreat
Healing Arts Multidisciplinary Programs for Veterans
www.va.gov/columbia-sc-vet-center/
Grand River Arts Council
More Than Marching: Activities for Left and Right Feet
www.placemakersco-op.com
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
“Between the Lines” Healing Arts Program
www.va.gov/tennessee-valley-health-care/
SongwritingWith:Soldiers
Three-day Collaborative Songwriting Retreat for Veterans
CreatiVets
CreatiVets’ Community Workshops Program
www.va.gov/central-ohio-health-care/
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Feast of Crispian-South
www.va.gov/memphis-health-care/
Art Spark Texas
Texas Veterans Strong
www.va.gov/central-texas-health-care/locations/austin-va-clinic/
Killeen Creators
Operation Art of Recovery
www.phantomsupport.org/
myartandmorestore.com/about-us/
Armed Services Arts Partnership
ASAP’s Washington D.C. Chapter
www.witdc.org/
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Veterans Programs At VisArts
www.va.gov/richmond-health-care/locations/richmond-va-medical-center/
Virginia Beach Art Center
Connect Thru Art FY25
www.asymca.org/hamptonroads
Greentrike
Sparks at Children’s Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
nwsinfonietta.org/
Seattle Opera
Seattle Opera “Portraits of Service”
www.armyfieldband.com/
Yew Mountain Center, Inc.
Creative Appalachian Mountain Opportunity Retreats
pocahontasartistry.com