Contracting office · National Endowment for the Arts

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).

Obligations · FY2026
$6.2M
Actions
54
New awards: 17
Sole-source
8.7%
Small business
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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

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 6.1% · $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.

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

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.