National Endowment for the Arts | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-18

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National Endowment for the Arts


00:00:30 1 Background
00:01:56 2 Governance
00:02:46 3 Grantmaking
00:04:19 3.1 Relative scope of funding
00:04:48 4 Lifetime Honors
00:05:34 5 Controversy
00:05:43 5.1 1981 attempts to abolish
00:06:59 5.2 1989 objections
00:09:05 5.3 1990 performance artists vetoed
00:10:28 5.4 1995–1997 congressional attacks
00:11:12 5.5 2009 conference call
00:13:13 5.6 Proposed defunding
00:13:42 6 Chairpersons
00:15:14 7 See also



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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government.  The NEA has its offices in Washington, D.C. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1995, as well as the Special Tony Award in 2016.