The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts will receive $50,000,000, in addition to their FY09 budget of 128MM. This last fall, the NEA gave out 884 grants, totaling $20 million.
According to Susan Ross, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, 40% (or $20 million) of the ARRA funds will be disbursed via state and regional arts organizations. The remaining $30 million will be distributed through competitive grants from NEA . At this point, there is no clear indication that any of that funding will be distributed throught the NEH.
Interview with Former Chairman of NEA
