The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the only arts funder in the United States—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. Each year, we award thousands of grants to provide everyone in the United States with diverse opportunities for arts participation.
The CEO of the Charlotte Black Film Festival Tommy Nichols was hired by NEA to review, judge and recommend grants to recipients across the United States. In 2020 – 2021 the house and Senate approved a total budget of $162 million to the NEA.