arts · NEA
NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 2, FY2027 (12/26)
National Endowment for the Arts · 2027FCAHDOM02
Award Range
$10K – $100K
Deadline
June 7, 2027
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
Same as the international indemnity program above, but for DOMESTIC exhibitions — covering loans between US museums. If your museum is borrowing a Rembrandt from another American museum for a show, this provides federal insurance coverage instead of expensive commercial policies.
Who Should Apply
US museums, galleries, nonprofits, and educational institutions planning exhibitions that borrow works from other US collections. Same eligibility as international program.
Who Should NOT Apply
Same exclusions — for-profit entities, individual artists, foreign institutions.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be planning a domestic loan exhibition
- •Must be a US nonprofit, government, or educational institution
- •This is insurance coverage, not grant money
- •Must apply before loans are shipped
💡 GrantQuick Tip
Apply early — indemnity must be approved before artworks leave the lending institution. If you're a mid-size museum that can't afford commercial fine art insurance for a major show, this is how the big museums do it. The application is primarily a facilities report (proving your museum meets security/climate standards to protect borrowed works).
Competitiveness: Low — service-based, not competitive in the traditional sense.
What This Grant Funds
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Minimum Award
- $10K
- Maximum Award
- $100K
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
NEA Web Manager apply@arts.gov
apply@arts.govReady to apply?
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