I began working at the National Endowment for the Arts in January 2017, and that’s when I discovered that our budget in 2017 was almost the exact same as it was 40 years earlier. script.src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"; (The increase outpaces inflation; last year’s budget, corrected only for inflation, would equal about $159 million.) Founded in 1965 and based in Washington, D.C., the National Endowment for the Arts, or NEA, is an independent agency of the federal government that “funds, promotes, and strengthens” the arts in the United States of America (including U.S. territories). }); .removeClass('slideOutDown slideOutUp') // Signup validation Phone Number: 1-202-682-5400. $('body').append(ouibounceScript); isnewsletter = pagetypeurl.includes("?page_1"); As an independent Federal agency, the NEA celebrates the arts as a national priority, critical to America’s future. $('body').append(signup); // Extends jQuery with a function to serialize to JSON }, 5000); timeout: 10000 function setCookie(cname, cvalue, expMinutes, prefix) { Upon entering office in 1981, the incoming Ronald Reagan administration intended to push Congress to abolish the NEA completely over a three-year period. Detailed budget instructions are available below (PDFs). }); d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expMinutes*60*1000)); aggressive: true, Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward. } else { The Administration has proposed terminating funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in FY 2019. // dataType: 'json', + '' // ------------------------------------------------------------------- $.each(a, function () { The National Endowment for the Arts - Project Budget Form form is 4 pages long and contains: 0 signatures; 3 … }; //show automatically after delay }; ctx.customSerializer(); // =================================================================== Federal Relay (TTY Users): 800-877-8399. Among the proposed cuts are the budgets for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment … Welcome! In the “Major Savings and Reforms” document accompanying Trump’s 2020 budget proposal—itself formally titled “A Budget for a Better America: Promises Kept. + '