The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a critical source of federal support for the performing, visual, literary, and folk arts. The NEA awards more than 1,000 grants each year through direct support to organizations in addition to funding state arts agencies. Dance companies benefit directly from NEA funding which helps to improve access to the arts and support artistic excellence.
What's at Stake
The NEA has never recovered from a 40% budget cut in FY96 and as a result its programs are seriously underfunded. Dance/USA, in partnership with our national arts colleagues, lobbies Congress each year to increase federal support for the NEA.
NEA Funding
Each year, the NEA awards grants to dance companies nationwide through its core funding programs: Art Works and Challenge America Fast-Track grants.
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Making Your Case
