Question: How many grants do state arts agencies give out each year? Answer: In fiscal year 2006 state arts agencies awarded 26,150 grants totaling over $270 million in 5,451 communities. Approximately 18% of these grants went to organizations for general operating support and 11.5% went to individual artists. For More Information: Check out NASAA’s 2008…
Answer: In fiscal year 2008, state legislatures appropriated $359.6 million–about $1.18 per capita–to state arts agencies. Most state arts agencies (45 out of all 56 states and jurisdictions) posted gains this year. Fiscal year 2008 marked the fourth consecutive year of gains for the arts following three years of sharp declines starting in 2002. For…
Question: What are some good resources to consult about cultural tourism? Answer: A good place to begin is www.culturalheritagetourism.org, an on-line resource for organizations and individuals who are developing, marketing or managing cultural tourism programs at the state or local level. Check this site regularly for cultural heritage tourism resources and funding announcements. Be sure…
Question: When new staff or council members join our state arts agency, what should I tell them about NASAA? Answer: Here are four talking points to help newcomers begin to get acquainted with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies: NASAA is our national service organization. NASAA’s mission is very specific: to strengthen state arts…
Question: How much funding do state and regional arts agencies award to rural areas? Answer: About 59 million residents (20 percent of the U.S. population) live in rural areas. Together, states and regions made more than 7,400 awards totaling $39.8 million to rural (non-metropolitan) areas in fiscal year 2006. Rural awards comprised 27 percent of…
Question: Which arts organizations in my state have received National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant awards? Answer: The NEA publishes lists of current grants to artists and arts organizations in the “Recent Grants” area of their Web site. Recipients in each NEA grant category are provided at http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/index_state.html. NASAA also maintains an archival database…
Question: Where can I learn about other states’ creative economy initiatives? Answer: Visit NASAA’s newly updated Creative Economy Resource Center for the latest statewide studies, examples of state arts agency initiatives, recommended reading and more! The material is available here. NASAA’s States and the Creative Economy Policy Brief also offers an excellent overview of the…
Question: Where can I learn how to prepare a great Partnership Agreement application for the NEA? Answer: Each year, NASAA observes the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Partnership Agreement panel proceedings, during which plans from a third of the state arts agencies are reviewed. NASAA summarizes the themes of those conversations, which provide great…
Question: How much money do state arts agencies typically devote to general operating support grants? Answer: State arts agencies collectively award about 4,400 general operating support grants each year. Totaling $91 million dollars–or about 36 percent of all state arts agency grant dollars–these awards are usually available to support the ongoing programs, operations and planning…
Question: What are some useful resources on public value? Are there any succinct materials I can share with my staff and council members? Answer: The Public Value Resource list at http://members.nasaa-arts.org/research/links.html is a great place to begin. That area of NASAA’s Web site features handy links to public value tools from NASAA, Harvard University, Colorado,…
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