Published: 2/9/2021 7:37:53 AM The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has approved a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, to provide critical support for an artist working in one of MacDowell’s various disciplines. The grant will provide a first-time Fellowship to an artist, assisting MacDowell in meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to offer artists from all over the United States ideal workspace and time to expand their creative practices in 2021. This grant is one of 1,073 projects across the country, totaling nearly $25 million, selected by the NEA during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects category.