| Rice University | Regional Opera Program | 12/12/79 | $225,000 | Houston, TX, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Intermuseum Conservation Association | Conservator Training Program | 12/12/79 | $270,000 | Oberlin, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | WGCU | 12/12/79 | $100,000 | Cincinnati, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| New Globe Theatre, Inc. | program activity | 12/12/79 | $15,000 | Fairfield, CT, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Institute of Fine Arts Foundation | Conservator Training Program | 12/12/79 | $240,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| University of Delaware | Conservator Training Program | 12/12/79 | $300,000 | Newark, DE, United States | Arts and Culture |
| New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. | Arts Programming for Cable Television | 12/12/79 | $21,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| New York State Historical Association | Conservator Training - Cooperstown Graduate Program | 12/12/79 | $250,500 | Cooperstown, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| University of Southern California | KUSC-FM Arts-Humanities Programs | 12/12/79 | $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Minnesota Public Radio | Public Radio Program | 12/12/79 | $130,000 | St. Paul, MN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Educational Broadcasting Corporation | Life on the Mississippi | 12/12/79 | $270,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Harvard University | Art Museum - Advanced Conservation Training | 12/12/79 | $285,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Public Radio Program | 12/12/79 | $100,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Community Television of Southern California | 'Conversations About the Dance' | 12/12/79 | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| National Public Radio, Inc. | Public Radio Program | 12/12/79 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Theatre Group, Inc. | Regional Theatre Program | 10/03/79 | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | Regional Theatre Program | 10/03/79 | $100,000 | Seattle, WA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Theatre Communications Group, Inc. | General Program Activities | 10/03/79 | $125,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Regional Opera Program | 10/03/79 | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Group I Acting Company, Inc. | Regional Theatre Program | 10/03/79 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Cleveland Play House | Regional Theatre Program | 10/03/79 | $75,000 | Cleveland, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| The Academy of American Poets, Inc. | Publishing Program | 10/03/79 | $25,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Hartford Stage Company | Regional Theatre Program | 10/03/79 | $100,000 | Hartford, CT, United States | Arts and Culture |
| San Francisco Opera Association | Regional Opera Program | 10/03/79 | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Seattle Opera | Regional Opera Program | 10/03/79 | $200,000 | Seattle, WA, United States | Arts and Culture |
