Federal department or agency

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts obligated $6.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 54 contract actions (+59% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEADING AUTHORITIES INC ($2.3M). It also awarded $142.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$6.2M
Actions
54
New awards: 17
Sole-source
8.7%
Small business
45%
Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.5MFY2017
  2. 5.8MFY2018
  3. 4.5MFY2019
  4. 3.6MFY2020
  5. 3MFY2021
  6. 3.4MFY2022
  7. 4.9MFY2023
  8. 5.5MFY2024
  9. 3.9MFY2025
  10. 6.2MFY2026

Sub-agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Endowment for the Arts$6.2M100%

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEADING AUTHORITIES INC$2.3M37%
  2. INNOSOFT CORPORATION$1.6M26%
  3. KEVIN STRUTHERS PRODUCTIONS LLC$451.5K7.3%
  4. GOVCONNECTION INC$401.5K6.5%
  5. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$204.7K3.3%
  6. PALMER STAFFING SERVICES INC$164K2.7%
  7. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$129.2K2.1%
  8. PRIME RESPONSE, INC.$125.2K2.0%
  9. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$105.3K1.7%
  10. HARPER RAINS KNIGHT & CO PA$91.2K1.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$3.4M55%
  2. IT & telecom$2.7M44%
  3. Construction & real property$51.9K0.8%
  4. Facilities & utilities$17K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$6.2M100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition56%
    US 39% · $3.5M
  • Sole-source awards8.7%
    US 30% · $537.2K
  • Single-offer competitions47%
    US 8.7% · $2.9M
  • Urgency justifications7.3%
    US 5.1% · $451.5K
  • Year-end rush2.2%
    US 6.0% · $133.7K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS$537.2K8.7%
    National Endowment for the Arts

Largest awards

  1. NEA APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES$2.9M
    INNOSOFT CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 2, 2019 – Jun 8, 2026· 59310519F0004
  2. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING, END USER APPLICATION SUPPORT$2.6M
    INNOSOFT CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 4, 2024 – Apr 5, 2026· 59310524F0003
  3. NEA IT TIER 1 AND TIER 2 IT SERVICE DESK SUPPORT$2.5M
    INNOSOFT CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 31, 2023 – Mar 6, 2026· 59310523F0017
  4. THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (THE NEA OR THE ARTS ENDOWMENT OR THE AGENCY) REQUIRES A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL EVENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, FACILITATION, COORDINATION, AND PRODUCTION OF ARTS PRO$2.3M
    LEADING AUTHORITIES INC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Apr 27, 2026 – Apr 27, 2026· 59310526C00001
  5. MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT RENEWAL$1.1M
    MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 29, 2022 – Feb 18, 2026· 59310522F0016
  6. MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF DATA ON ARTS AND CULTURE (NADAC) WEBSITE, HOUSING THE DATA ARCHIVE AND RELATED LITERATURE.$461.3K
    REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 1, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026· 59310524P0006
  7. TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO PRODUCE THE 2026 NEA JAZZ MASTERS TRIBUTE CONCERT AND RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING SECURING AND WORKING WITH A VENUE IN LOS ANGELES. KEVIN STRUTHERS PRODUCTIONS, LLC, WILL BE BE PRODUCING THE EVENT.$451.5K
    KEVIN STRUTHERS PRODUCTIONS LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026· 59310526P00005
  8. ACQUIA CLOUD ANNUAL WEB HOSTING$403.6K
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 26, 2022 – Jul 28, 2026· 59310522F0011

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

National Endowment for the Arts obligated $142.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,782 actions (2,770 new awards), +22% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 45.024 · Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals ($75M).

Assistance · FY2026
$142.1M
New awards
2,770
Actions
2,782
Since FY2021
$981.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 185MFY2021
  2. 221.9MFY2022
  3. 157.3MFY2023
  4. 159.1MFY2024
  5. 116.3MFY2025
  6. 142.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$142.1M100%

Top programs

  1. 45.024 · Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals$75M53%
  2. 45.025 · Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements$67.2M47%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$4.8M3.4%
    BETHESDA, MD
  2. ARTS MIDWEST, INCORPORATED$4.5M3.1%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN
  3. MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE$3.5M2.4%
    KANSAS CITY, MO
  4. MID ATLANTIC ARTS, INC.$3M2.1%
    BALTIMORE, MD
  5. SOUTH ARTS, INC.$2.6M1.8%
    ATLANTA, GA
  6. CREATIVE WEST$2.5M1.8%
    DENVER, CO
  7. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES$1.6M1.1%
    WASHINGTON, DC
  8. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL$1.6M1.1%
    SACRAMENTO, CA

Where it went

  1. New York$12.2M8.6%
  2. Maryland$10.6M7.5%
  3. California$9.1M6.4%
  4. Minnesota$6.1M4.3%
  5. Georgia$5.2M3.6%
  6. Colorado$5.2M3.6%
  7. Missouri$5.1M3.6%
  8. Texas$4.8M3.4%
  9. Florida$4.2M2.9%
  10. Illinois$4.1M2.9%

By state of the place of performance.

Sub-agencies

  1. National Endowment for the Arts$142.1M100%

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $2.9M (56 subawards)

55 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA$215.7K7.5%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1 subaward
  2. HALE CENTRE THEATRE$167.9K5.9%
    SANDY, UT · 1 subaward
  3. ART FUND OF BIRMINGHAM INC, THE$140K4.9%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  4. MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS$115K4.0%
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 1 subaward
  5. TUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS$109.9K3.8%
    IVINS, UT · 1 subaward
  6. RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY, INC.$100K3.5%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  7. MOBILE MUSEUM OF ART$77K2.7%
    MOBILE, AL · 1 subaward
  8. HUNTSVILLE MUSEUM OF ART$70K2.4%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  9. STATE OF ALABAMA BALLET, INC.$65K2.3%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  10. THEATRE SQUARED INC$61.6K2.1%
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR · 2 subawards

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$1.6M
Clients
35
Reports
66

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. Recording Academy$241.6K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Foreign relations
  2. American Association of Museums$115.9K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Arts and entertainment, Education
  3. City of Glenwood Springs, CO$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  4. City of Port St. Lucie, FL$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  5. City of Stamford, CT$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  6. Larimer County, COAI match · 100%$60K
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Urban development and municipalities
  7. Pitkin County, CO$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  8. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Arts and entertainment
  9. Town of Crested Butte, CO$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  10. Braxton County Development Authority, WV$40K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  11. City of Charleston, WV$40K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  12. City of Frankfort, KY$40K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  13. City of Frederick, MD$40K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  14. City of Rifle, CO$40K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Urban development and municipalities
  15. City of Rochester, MNAI match · 99%$40K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Urban development and municipalities

1 more clients ($80K) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.