What is Challenge America?
Congress provides funding for Challenge America to make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. In this category, the focus is on simple, straightforward local projects that involve experienced professional artists and arts professionals. All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations — those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Projects generally are smaller in scale and shorter in duration than those in the Access to Artistic Excellence or Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories. They are often carried out by small or mid-sized organizations. Funding is limited to the specific types of projects that are detailed in the guidelines. Included are arts events (e.g., festivals, exhibits, readings, performances, or screenings) that feature guest artists in community settings; the creation of professionally directed public arts projects such as murals
Congress provides funding for Challenge America to make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. In this category, the focus is on simple, straightforward local projects that involve experienced professional artists and arts professionals. All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations — those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Projects generally are smaller in scale and shorter in duration than those in the Access to Artistic Excellence or Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories. They are often carried out by small or mid-sized organizations. Funding is limited to the specific types of projects that are detailed in the guidelines. Included are arts events (e.g., festivals, exhibits, readings, performances, or screenings) that feature guest artists in community settings; professionally directed public arts projects such as murals, sculptures, or
