NASAA’s State Policy Brief, Dedicated Revenue Strategies, shows how states use a variety of funding sources to support the arts. Dedicated revenue for state arts agencies can come from special taxes, gaming, license plates, tax checkoffs, bonds and cultural trusts. Although dedicated revenues increased over the past decade, state general funds still comprise a median…
NASAA’s latest State Arts Agency Staffing Trends Report highlights data and results from the Fiscal Year 2016 Staffing and Compensation Survey, NASAA’s most recent assessment of state arts agency (SAA) human resources. The report shows that states are still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, with staff sizes remaining small even while agency budgets have…
NASAA’s recently published 2016 State Legislative Roundup highlights more than 60 bills considered by state legislatures this year that are pertinent to state arts agencies and their constituencies. The roundup is an annual report presenting a curated cross-section of legislation to highlight national policy trends. The 2016 edition is based on NASAA’s review of 250 individual…
The State Arts Agency FY2017 Legislative Appropriations Preview provides a succinct forecast of state government funding for the arts in the year ahead. It includes a summary of aggregate funding trends as well as state-by-state appropriations figures, percentage changes from fiscal years 2016 to 2017, and per capita rankings. The report offers a timely snapshot of…
Updated annually, NASAA’s State Arts Agency Grant Making and Funding report summarizes aggregated data from two of NASAA’s key data collection efforts: Final Descriptive Report grants data and the state arts agency (SAA) revenues survey. This report provides statistical summaries, tables and charts of SAA grants data including total dollars awarded, number of communities reached,…
One of the most common information requests NASAA’s research department receives is for historical and comparative state arts agency funding data. These data are extremely useful for strategic planning, budget requests, legislative testimony and advocacy. We are happy to announce a redesign of our Funding Page that puts this legislative appropriations data in your hands.…
State arts agency grant-making data, as provided to NASAA through Final Descriptive Reports, has always been a powerful source for describing a major component of the work conducted by state arts agencies. NASAA’s Grant Making page provides key facts on state arts agency grant-making functions, including: General Operating Support Support for Individual Artists Support for…
NASAA recently released State Arts Agency Revenues, Fiscal Year 2016, which gives an in-depth look into the various types of funds state arts agencies (SAAs) receive to support their work. This report provides historical and national context for states and often serves as a starting point when creating customized revenue reports. An overview can be…
With advocacy season in full swing, NASAA is again set to deliver to any member agency a succinct set of talking points on public investment in the arts. These NEA Fast Facts—tailored to your agency—are intended to assist members with conversations about the importance and reach of National Endowment for the Arts funding. Each customized…
NASAA is now able to offer the most current state arts agency (SAA) staffing data based on our recently compiled fiscal year 2016 SAA Staff Size and Compensation Survey. NASAA offers customized salary and staffing comparisons to help you evaluate how pay rates in your agency measure up to salaries in agencies with similar budgets,…
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