| New England Conservatory of Music | Independent Music Conservatory Program | 10/04/78 | $450,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Manhattan School of Music | Independent Music Conservatory Program | 10/04/78 | $400,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| National Gallery of Art | Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts | 10/04/78 | $25,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra Program | 06/07/78 | $125,000 | Newark, NJ, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| The School of American Ballet, Inc. | endowment | 06/07/78 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Syracuse Symphony Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra Program | 06/07/78 | $125,000 | Syracuse, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| American Dance Festival, Inc. | 1978 Dance Television Workshop | 06/07/78 | $22,500 | Durham, NC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Endangered Properties Fund | 06/07/78 | $500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc. | Symphony Orchestra Program | 06/07/78 | $125,000 | Raleigh, NC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | 'The Scarlet Letter' | 03/29/78 | $200,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Williamstown Art Conservation Center, Inc. | Conservation Services | 03/29/78 | $125,000 | Williamstown, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Public TV - Research and Development | 03/29/78 | $500,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art | 03/29/78 | $19,400 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Smithsonian Institution | National Conservation Advisory Council Reports | 03/29/78 | $12,938 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| City University of New York | Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale | 03/29/78 | $18,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Educational Broadcasting Corporation | Research and Development Fund | 03/29/78 | $400,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Community Television of Southern California | Public TV - Research and Development | 03/29/78 | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| National Gallery of Art | Gallery's Building Program | 03/29/78 | $1,500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Public TV - Research and Development | 03/29/78 | $350,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| American Composers Orchestra, Inc. | Contemporary Music | 03/29/78 | $10,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| California Institute of the Arts | Visiting Artist Program | 12/14/77 | $145,000 | Valencia, CA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| University of Denver | Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation Center | 12/14/77 | $210,000 | Denver, CO, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| National Gallery of Art | Gallery's Building Program | 12/14/77 | $3,500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| College Art Association of America, Inc. | Indexing Art History | 12/14/77 | $143,500 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| New York City Opera, Inc. | Development Department | 12/14/77 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
