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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated on January 20, 2021. The Administration’s priorities on several big buckets, including, but not limited to the following:
- Pandemic Relief – $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan
- Racial Justice
- Health Care
- Education
- Climate Change
- Immigration
Administration Executive Orders – https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/page/2/
- Key Recent Administration Actions
- Executive Order on Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services – September 30, 2022
- Designating October 2022 as National Arts and Humanities Month – September 30, 2022
- Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans – October 19. 2021
- Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities – October 11, 2021
- Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics – September 13, 2021
National Public Health Emergency Declarations – performing arts organizations are eligible to receive public assistance as private, non-profit entities.
- Emergency Declaration Related to the Pandemic ended on May 11
National Disaster Declarations (Adverse Weather Events) – performing arts organizations are eligible to receive public assistance as private, non-profit entities.
Relevant Federal Arts and Cultural-Related Agencies
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- President Announces Members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities – April 2023
- Latest data (2021) concerning economic impact of arts and cultural sector – March 2023
- NEA Chair Dr. Jackson’s Statement on the President’s FY2024 Proposed Budget – March 2023
- NEA Announces First Round of FY2023 Grants – January 2023
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
- Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Other Federal Agencies of Interest
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule – Increased Fees and Other Policy Changes
- Dance/USA action alert – public comments were due March 13, 2023
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Disaster Assistance – Businesses and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for assistance for various recovery efforts.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Performing arts organizations are eligible to receive public assistance as private, non-profit entities. Eligible entities need to contact their respective state emergency management agencies for further assistance and guidance as well as register on the FEMA grants portal.
- U.S. Department of Energy – The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (enacted in November 2021) establishes a $50 million non-profit energy efficiency program to support non-profit organizations with their energy efficiency efforts.
Letters of Support/Comments Concerning Proposed Regulations – Relevant Issues of Interest
- Oppose U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposed rule to increase visa petition fees and other policy changes – March 2023