Research

Research into the value and impact of the arts is a core function of the National Endowment for the Arts. Through accurate, relevant, and timely analyses and reports, the Arts Endowment elucidates the factors, conditions, and characteristics of the U.S. arts ecosystem and the impact of the arts on other domains of American life.

NEA Research Labs

The National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs (NEA Research Labs) program will yield empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike.
NEA Research Labs

Citizens' Institute on Rural Design

The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council and buildingcommunityWORKSHOP.
Artist rendering of a new main street intersection in a rural town

Initiatives

Blue Star Museums

Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.
Columbian mammoth skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History
The Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photo by flickr user Daniel Mennerich

NEA Big Read

The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read broadens our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors through the power of a shared reading experience. Managed by Arts Midwest, this initiative annually provides support to selected nonprofit organizations around the country to host dynamic community-wide reading programs in collaboration with local partners to develop and conduct engaging events and activities.
A photo that looks down the aisle of shelves in a bookstore
Bookshelves by flickr user Germán Poo-Caamaño 
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