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Since its start in 1965, the agency has awarded more than $5.5 billion to bring the arts to communities across this land. Below you can find some specific areas where the agency has had a large impact, or find your state and see highlights from the artworks we have supported there. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="featured-content"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="featured-content__row"> <div class="featured-content__content-wrapper"> <h2 class="feature-content__title">Find the Arts Endowment Impact in Your State or Region!</h2> <div class="featured-content__content">The National Endowment for the Arts supports arts organizations and artists in every Congressional district in the country. From grants to community arts organizations to honorific awards in jazz and the folk and traditional arts to fellowships for creative writers and translators, the Arts Endowment has an impact in every state and territory. <br /> <br /> Find NEA-funded projects in your state, information on regional arts organizations and state arts agencies, fact sheets on NEA activities in each state, and more. </div> <a href="/impact/state-profiles" class="button">Find your state or region</a> </div> <div class="featured-content__media"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/nea_common_3x2/public/2020-08/heritage-puerto-rican-music-performance.png?h=3fa03863&itok=5nXgWKKF" width="600" height="400" alt="Men and women in white outfits on stage dancing to percussion from drummers at the edge of the stage" /> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="card-grid card__top-level"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="card-grid__grid"> <a href="/impact/research" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/images/Why-We-Engage-cover.jpg?h=2bd82540&itok=q42nD8ZO" width="600" height="600" alt="cover of Why We Engage" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Research</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Research on the arts and its impact on and value to American communities.</p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/arts-and-health" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/images/Cafe%20Drum%20Circle.jpg?h=bff56b29&itok=IPffedtK" width="600" height="600" alt="Large indoor drum circle of men and women with a small child in the middle on the floor m" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Arts and Health</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Improving health and well-being through the arts. </p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/accessibility" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/2020-09/SpringAwakeningJan2016-rev3.jpg?h=9105c3fe&itok=Ttjrm5sp" width="600" height="600" alt="seven women signing a scene in the play Spring Awakening" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Accessibility</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Making the arts accessible for all populations.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-grid card__top-level"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="card-grid__grid"> <a href="/impact/creative-placemaking" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/2020-09/4.JessieKatey-plaza-rev.jpg?h=266cd445&itok=Xp6vlTBE" width="600" height="600" alt="Aerial view of a multicoled plaza in an urban setting" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Creative Placemaking</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Strengthening communities with arts at the core.</p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/literary-arts" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/Julia%20Alvarez_NEA%20photo%20request.jpeg?h=52605a11&itok=-r4_V5Of" width="600" height="600" alt="A woman sits behind a desk signing books with a crowd of people around her. " /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Literary Arts</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Celebrating the literary arts as an essential reflection of our nation.</p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/media-arts" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/images/Machine-Hallucination-cropped.jpg?h=20a0c213&itok=l9jZV0zH" width="600" height="600" alt="Multi-colored indoor visual projection installation taking up an entire gallery space" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Media Arts</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Supporting the dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature of the media arts field.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-grid card__top-level"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="card-grid__grid"> <a href="/impact/arts-education" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/2020-08/imagine-scan.jpg?h=01db6ccb&itok=kKhPXAa3" width="600" height="600" alt="Young girl working on a painting under the guidance of her teacher" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Arts Education</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Ensuring every student has the opportunity for arts education.</p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/native-arts-and-culture" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/images/hoop-dancer2.jpg?h=e1cb411a&itok=jStBRH8b" width="600" height="600" alt="Native American hoop dancer in full costume performing on stage" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Native Arts and Culture</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Carrying out strategic outreach to Native communities and artists. </p> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/historically-black-colleges-and-universities" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/images/HBCU-closeup-singapore.jpg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=iH--D7BG" width="600" height="600" alt="Close up of a group of college age african american students posing for a group picture" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Historically Black Colleges and Universities</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Partnering with the White House Initiative on HBCUs to further our outreach.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-grid card__top-level"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="card-grid__grid"> <a href="/impact/convenings" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/06_s06_50thconvo.jpg?h=52605a11&itok=rPnscBff" width="600" height="600" alt="A group of men and women sit around a round table listening to one person at the table speak." /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Convenings</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>Providing national leadership through convenings on the arts. </p></div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/disaster-readiness-recovery-for-the-arts-and-culture-sector" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/2020-08/06_s06_50thconvo.jpg?h=32212098&itok=mmF-B1Nt" width="600" height="600" alt="Table of conference attendees brainstorming" /> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__title"> <span>Disaster Readiness & Recovery for the Arts and Culture Sector</span> </div> <div class="card__text"><p>The NEA has a long history of responding to natural disasters and national emergencies.</p></div> </div> </a> <a href="/impact/arts-and-artifacts-indemnity-program" class="card"> <div class="card__media"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_square/public/p08_insuring2.jpg?h=e08065b0&itok=QE1pk00r" 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