[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46886-46887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17883]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Notice To Announce Request for Comments on the National Endowment 
for the Arts' Draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.

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 fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The 
NEA Office of Research & Analysis is soliciting public comments on the 
agency's draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. We encourage you to read the 
draft Strategic Plan (linked below) and provide any comments you may 
have via email (see ADDRESSES). To view the draft strategic plan, 
please visit the NEA website at: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan-input. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below on or before the close of business on Friday, 
September 3, 2021. Comments received after that

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date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the 
Arts, via email at [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. Request for Comments

    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 current draft plan is 
intended to align the NEA's strategic aims more closely with the needs 
of today, while elevating the vital and enduring role of the Agency 
within government and society at large. The NEA's draft Strategic Plan, 
covering fiscal years 2022-2026 can be found online, here: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan-input.
    Through this Request for Comments, the NEA is seeking public input 
and comments from a broad array of stakeholders (see SUMMARY). A call 
for comments has also been posted to the agency's website: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan-input.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306.

    Dated: August 17, 2021.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
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