The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to: supporting excellence in arts, showing pieces of art to all Americans, and providing arts education. It is an independent agency of the federal government and is in charge of taking the arts to all states, including rural areas, inner cities and military bases.
Their moto is “a great nation deserves great art”. At nea.gov you will find all the information you need on the National Endowment for the Arts. You may “visit” the chairman’s forum, and the news room; you may apply for a grant, manage your award, and find out about recent grants; you may get information about national initiatives and NEA partners; and finally, you may visit NEA spotlight and highlights, the writer’s room, and also read some interviews. However, there’s still more. You may get information about publications, and also make some research –on reports, notes, brochures, etcetera.