NEA · 2024 Annual Report
National Endowment for the Arts
Requests Received
180
155 processed
Grant Rate
25%
7 full + 32 partial
Simple / Complex
19d / 24d
avg days to respond
Backlog
0
was 0 last year
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Grant Rate
25%
7 full grants, 32 partial grants out of 155 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
19 days avg
Median 20 days · Range 3 days–30 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
24 days avg
Median 24 days · Range 15 days–39 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
No backlog
Zero backlogged requests at end of 2024.
No Records Denial Rate
64%
99 of 155 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
180 received
+190% vs prior year (62 received last year).
Processing Cost
$127,000
$819 per request processed. Staff: 1.1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-682-5418
Mailing address
400 7th Street, SW
ATTN:NEA-OGC/FOIA
Washington, DC 20506
Reading room
https://www.arts.gov/about/foia/libraryCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$127,000
Staff (FTE)
1.1
Fees Collected
N/A
Data from National Endowment for the Arts FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.