[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2004]
[Pages 463-464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001

Phone, 202-682-5400. TDD, 202-682-5496. Internet, www.arts.gov.
Chairman                                          Dana Gioia
Senior Deputy Chairman                            Eileen B. Mason
Deputy Chairman, Grants and Awards                Tony Chauveaux
Deputy Chairman, Guidelines and Panel Operations  A.B. Spellman
Deputy Chairman, Management and Budget            Laurence M. Baden
Director, Communications                          Felicia K. Knight
Director, Government Affairs                      Ann Guthrie Hingston
National Initiatives/Dance Director               Douglas Sonntag
Budget Officer                                    Michael R. Dinkins
Challenge America/Local Arts Agencies Director    Patrice Walker Powell
Chief Information Officer                         Michael Burke
Contracts and Grants Officer                      Nicki Jacobs
Director, Administrative Services                 Murray R. Welsh
Director, Civil Rights/Equal Employment           Angelia Richardson
        Opportunity
Director, Human Resources                         Craig McCord
Director, Policy Research and Analysis            Keith Stephens, Acting
Federal Partnership Director                      Rosalie Kessler
Finance Officer                                   Sandra Stueckler
General Counsel                                   Claudia Nadig
Inspector General                                 Daniel Shaw
State and Regional Director                       Andi Mathis, Acting
Music/Opera Director                              Wayne Brown
Presenting/Multidisciplinary Director             (vacancy)
Design Director                                   Jeff B. Speck
Indemnity Program Administrator                   Alice M. Whelihan
AccessAbility Coordinator                         Paula Terry
International Coordinator                         Pennie Ojeda
National Initiatives and Leadership Projects      Michael McLaughlin
        Coordinator
Arts Education Director                           Douglas Herbert
Folk/Traditional Arts Director                    Barry Bergey
Literature Director                               Cliff Becker
Media Arts Director                               Ted Libbey
Museum/Visual Arts Director                       Robert Frankel
Theater/Musical Theater Director                  Gigi Bolt

The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency dedicated 
to supporting excellence in the arts--both new and established--bringing 
the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education.
The National Endowment for the Arts enriches our Nation and its diverse 
cultural heritage by supporting works of artistic excellence, advancing 
learning in the arts, and strengthening the arts in communities 
throughout the country.

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Grants are made to nonprofit arts organizations, units of State or local 
government (such as school districts and local arts agencies), and 
federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, for dance, design, 
folk and traditional arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary, 
museum, music, musical theater, opera, presenting, theater, and visual 
arts projects. Competitive fellowships are awarded to published creative 
writers and literary translators of exceptional talent; honorific 
fellowships are given to jazz masters and significant, influential 
master folk and traditional artists. The Arts Endowment also works in 
partnership with the 56 State and special jurisdictional arts agencies 
and their regional arts organizations to support projects that foster 
creativity, preservation, arts learning, and outreach to underserved 
communities. The Arts Endowment dedicates 40 percent of its program 
appropriation to this purpose.

Sources of Information

Grants  For information about Arts Endowment funding opportunities, 
contact the Public Information Office. Phone, 202-682-5400. Internet, 
www.arts.gov/grants.
Publications  To obtain a copy of the Arts Endowment's annual report, 
funding guidelines, or other publications, contact the Public 
Information Office. Phone, 202-682-5400. Internet, www.arts.gov/pub.

For further information, contact the Public Information Office, National 
Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20506-0001. Phone, 202-682-5400. TDD, 202-682-5496. Internet, 
www.arts.gov.