National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent United States federal agency that awards grants supporting artistic creation, presentation, and access.

NEA Grants for Arts Projects: An NEA grant program supporting arts projects by nonprofit organizations across artistic disciplines. This is the agency’s principal project-grant program for nonprofit arts organizations.
NEA peer review: The process through which arts experts assess applications to NEA grant programs. Peer panels evaluate artistic merit and project quality before agency decisions.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965: The 1965 law that established the NEA and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This statute created the agency and set out its federal arts-support mandate.
Culture wars: Political and social conflicts over cultural values, identity, and public policy in the United States. Controversies over NEA grants became a prominent front in these conflicts.
Challenge America: An NEA grant program supporting small and mid-sized organizations bringing arts experiences to underserved communities. It directs modest grants toward organizations expanding local access to the arts.
National Council on the Arts: A presidentially appointed advisory body that advises the NEA and reviews grant recommendations. The council reviews recommendations within the agency’s grant-making process.
Lyndon B. Johnson: The 36th president of the United States, whose administration signed the 1965 act creating the NEA. Johnson signed the legislation that established the agency.
NEA Four: Four performance artists whose NEA grants were vetoed by the agency’s chair in 1990. Their grant dispute intensified debate about censorship and artistic independence.
Our Town: An NEA grant program supporting creative placemaking projects developed through arts and community partnerships. It connects arts funding with community development and public place-making.
NEA appropriations: Federal funds Congress provides to the National Endowment for the Arts through annual appropriations. Congressional appropriations determine the agency’s available grant-making resources.

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