Eligibility Requirements for Regional Arts Organizations

In order to enter into a Partnership Agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts, a regional arts organization must:

• Be comprised of at least three state arts agency (SAA) members.
• Conduct a comprehensive and inclusive planning process that engages SAAs and other constituents.
• Develop programs and services that respond to recommendations from the planning process.
• Establish metrics for accomplishing goals and measuring progress in relation to the RAO’s plan.
• Base program funding decisions on criteria that rely primarily upon artistic excellence and artistic merit.
• Maintain sound fiscal and administrative procedures.
• Meet the National Endowment for the Arts’ Legal Requirements at the time of application.

Regional arts organizations that subgrant must:

• Require their grantees to provide UEI numbers before a grant can be made.
• Report grants of $30,000 or more in federal funds and information about the compensation of executives related to those grants to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS).
• Ensure that all subawards made with Federal or cost share/matching funds are in compliance with the General Terms and Conditions for the National Endowment for the Arts award, including requirements for pass-through entities as provided under 2 CFR 200.331.

SAM Registration
All applicants must have a UEI number, be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM, www.sam.gov), and maintain an active SAM registration until the application process is complete, and should a grant be made, throughout the life of the award.