WhatAboutFOIA

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.

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Simple Request Speed

19 days avg

Median 20 days · Range 3 days–30 days for simple requests.

Good

Complex Request Speed

24 days avg

Median 24 days · Range 15 days–39 days for complex requests.

Good

Request Backlog

No backlog

Zero backlogged requests at end of 2024.

Good

No Records Denial Rate

64%

99 of 155 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

180 received

+190% vs prior year (62 received last year).

Info

Processing Cost

$127,000

$819 per request processed. Staff: 1.1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Email

FOIA@arts.gov

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/library

FOIA page

https://www.arts.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-foia-guide

Cost & 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.