National Endowment for the Arts
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- NEA
- Agency code
- 5920
- Contract obligations
- $4,368,676 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $20,594 |
| FY2026 | $15,557,216 |
| FY2025 | $4,368,676 |
| FY2024 | $6,128,536 |
| FY2023 | $5,854,269 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District | $4,758,328 | |
| 2 | Leading Authorities Inc. | $4,550,000 | |
| 3 | Innosoft Corporation | $2,564,414 | |
| 4 | E-Logic, Inc. | $686,170 | |
| 5 | Govconnection Inc. | $460,958 | |
| 6 | Kevin Struthers Productions LLC | $451,500 | |
| 7 | Carahsoft Technology Corp | $308,184 | |
| 8 | National Opinion Research Center | $275,805 | |
| 9 | Palmer Staffing Services Inc. | $165,737 | |
| 10 | Westwood Economics And Planning Associates LLC | $162,000 |
See the full FY2025 ranking of National Endowment for the Arts contractors, by parent company.
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $4,178,800 | |
| 2 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $821,959 | |
| 3 | 8(a) STARS III (STARS III) | $70,886 |
3 of 5 vehicles listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract opportunities
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Parker | 1 |
About this agency
The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent civilian agency that administers federal grants to support art and culture across the United States, transacts through both contracts and grants at materially different scales and competitive structures.
The NEA's contract portfolio spans 721 awards since 1979, totaling $119.5 million in combined potential value with $84 million obligated to date. Recent contract activity has held steady at 14 to 23 awards per year over the last five years, with 18 awards in 2022, 23 in 2023, 23 in 2024, 14 in 2025, and 23 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is October 15, 2026. Competitive concentration among prime contractors is fragmented across 303 distinct awardees: the top five primes account for only 22 percent of combined potential value by the NEA's five-year window, with Innosoft Corporation leading at $21.7 million across five awards, followed by smaller players like 2M Research Services LLC ($1.3 million on eight awards) and Carahsoft Technology Corp ($1.1 million on eight awards). The contract set-aside mix is dominated by unrestricted open competition, with 552 awards (77 percent) using no set-aside, while small-business designations (small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, and HUBZone combined) account for 169 awards (23 percent).
Grant activity dwarfs contract volume: the NEA has issued 56,700 grants since 1984, obligating $3.23 billion in federal dollars and $12.01 billion when combined with non-federal matching funds. Recent grant cadence has declined from 2,838 awards in 2023 to 2,531 in 2024, 1,497 in 2025, 729 in 2026, and 5 grants recorded for 2027 year-to-date. Grant recipients are highly fragmented across 8,912 distinct organizations, with the top five recipients accounting for less than 2 percent of federal dollars obligated; Arts Midwest, Incorporated leads at $19.9 million across 12 awards, followed by Mid Atlantic Arts, Inc. at $11.9 million across 14 awards. Nearly all NEA grants are Project Grants (56,462 awards, 99.6 percent), with minimal use of Cooperative Agreements (232 awards, 0.4 percent) and Formula Grants (6 awards, under 0.1 percent).
No recent NEA contract opportunities are recorded in available solicitation data. No recent NEA grant opportunities are recorded in available solicitation data.
Quick answers
What is National Endowment for the Arts?
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a federal agency.
How much does National Endowment for the Arts spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by National Endowment for the Arts and its offices obligated $4,368,676 in fiscal year 2025 and $31,929,292 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are National Endowment for the Arts's largest contractors?
The contractors National Endowment for the Arts and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District ($4,758,328), Leading Authorities Inc. ($4,550,000) and Innosoft Corporation ($2,564,414).
Which contract vehicles does National Endowment for the Arts use most?
The contract vehicles National Endowment for the Arts and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($4,178,800), Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) ($821,959) and 8(a) STARS III (STARS III) ($70,886). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $4,969,865 in those years, 32% of its contract obligations.
What is National Endowment for the Arts's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from National Endowment for the Arts is Women's Suffrage Publication, solicitation, posted October 3, 2019.
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