ORGANIZATIONS: Awards Made After October 1, 2017

A sample award number is 1234567-xx-18, 1234567-xx-19, or 1234555-xx-C-18

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Request funds or changes to your projects and submit final reports through the online grants management system for award recipients, eGMS REACH (REACH). 

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR AWARDS (GTCs)

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR AWARD & eGMS REACH HANDBOOK 
This companion resource to the GTCs provides details for understanding your award policy and procedure requirements, including requesting payment and changes to your project, among other important items using the National Endowment for the Arts’ online grants management system for award recipients, REACH.

BUDGET GUIDANCE: TRANSIT CARDS

REQUESTING PAYMENT

Note: The Arts Endowment has partnered with Enterprise Service Center (ESC), a division of the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to process payments. Payments will be issued to the bank account in your entity’s SAM.gov account. Please ensure that the banking information is correct and up-to-date. If there are questions regarding your organization’s SAM.gov account or banking information you may receive an email from ESC. ESC’s emails are sent from an @faa.gov address. If you have any concerns, contact the Arts Endowment’s Office of Grants Management at grants@arts.gov

Progress Report Requirements
Generally, only one progress report will be required during the period of performance of the award. It is submitted as part of the Payment Request form through REACH. Limit your response to the space provided on the online form.

The Progress Report is due the first time the cumulative amount requested exceeds two thirds (2/3) of the award  amount. The Progress Report must include a description of grant supported activities that,

    — Have been undertaken since the grant period start date, and

    — Are scheduled for the remainder of the grant period.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW

FINAL REPORTS

Your final reports will be submitted entirely through REACH, except for any required hardcopy work product(s).

Select the correct fiscal year below.  The fiscal year of your award is indicated by the last two digits of your award number.  The Federal fiscal year of your award is indicated by the last two digits of your award number.  For example, if you grant is 1234567-xx-18 then the fiscal year is 18, likewise if your grant is 7654321-xx-19 then the fiscal year is 19.

FY18 Final Report Instructions and Forms – For award numbers ending in “-18”

FY19 Final Report Instructions and Forms – For award numbers ending in “-19”

FY20 Final Report Instructions and Forms - For award numbers ending in "-20"

FY21 Final Report Instructions and Forms - For award numbers ending in "-21"

FY22 Final Report Instructions and Forms - For award numbers ending in "-22"

FY23 Final Report Instructions and Forms - For award numbers ending in "-23"

FY24 Final Report Instructions and Forms - For award numbers ending in "-24"

Instructions and forms for all final reports, including the Federal Financial Report and the Geographic Location of Project Activity form are available at the links above.

INDIRECT COST GUIDE

Indirect Cost Guide

FOR LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES DESIGNATED TO SUBAWARD ONLY

RESEARCH LABS - ONLY

The NEA Research Labs Media Toolkit is designed to help you create and implement a communications plan for your National Endowment for the Arts-supported NEA Research Lab.