[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13760-13761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03929]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Notice To Announce Request for Comments To Assist in the 
Development of the National Endowment for the Arts' 2022-2026 Strategic 
Plan

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and Humanities.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is in the process of 
developing a new strategic plan for the years 2022-2026. The NEA Office 
of Research & Analysis is soliciting public input to inform the 
development of the NEA 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Through this Request 
for Comments, the NEA invites ideas and insights from the general 
public, including arts organizations, artists, arts educators, state 
and local arts agencies, other arts funders and policy-makers, 
researchers, and individuals and groups outside the arts sector. In the 
summer of 2021, stakeholders will have a second opportunity to provide 
comments and input in response to the drafted version of the NEA 2022-
2026 Strategic Plan.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below on or before the close of business on Friday, 
March 26, 2021. Comments received after that date will be considered to 
the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the 
Arts, via email ([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. About the National Endowment for the Arts

    Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the 
Arts is an independent federal agency, providing funding and support to 
give Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise 
their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Currently, 
the NEA supports arts organizations and artists in every Congressional 
district in the country.

B. Supplemental Information

    As a Federal agency, the National Endowment for the Arts is 
required to establish a new strategic plan every four years. The 
Strategic Plan sets key priorities for the agency and presents 
management-focused objectives and strategies. The NEA's most recent

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strategic plan covers the years 2018-2022, and can be found online 
here: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/NEA-FY2018-2022-StrategicPlan-2.16.18.pdf.
    Through this Request for Comments, the NEA is seeking public input 
and comments from a broad array of stakeholders (see SUMMARY) to guide 
the development of the agency's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. A call for 
comments has been posted to the agency's website: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan-input. In particular, the NEA welcomes input on the 
development of its Strategic Framework, which includes the following 
elements: Mission, Vision, Strategic Goals, and Strategic Objectives.
    The NEA is particularly interested in how these elements should be 
viewed in light of new and emerging challenges and opportunities, among 
other contextual factors.
    Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to:
     The post-pandemic recovery of the arts sector;
     Changes in work-and-leisure patterns;
     The rise of virtual engagement in the arts;
     Growing integration of the arts with other sectors (e.g., 
health, science, education, technology, community development); and
     Greater public attention to issues of diversity, equity, 
inclusion, accessibility, and social justice.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306.

    Dated: February 22, 2021.
Anthony M. Bennett,
Director of Administrative Services and Contracts, National Endowment 
for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2021-03929 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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