Request for Comments To Assist in the Development of the National Endowment for the Arts' 2022-2026 Strategic Plan: Extension of Public Comment Period
| Published date | 23 March 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 15501 |
| Record Number | 2021-05908 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Endowment For The Arts,National Foundation On The Arts And The Humanities |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 15501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05908]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Request for Comments To Assist in the Development of the National
Endowment for the Arts' 2022-2026 Strategic Plan: Extension of Public
Comment Period
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the
Arts and Humanities.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is in the process of
developing a new strategic plan for the years 2022-2026. The NEA Office
of Research & Analysis is soliciting public input to inform the
development of the NEA 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Through this Request
for Comments, the NEA invites ideas and insights from the general
public, including arts organizations, artists, arts educators, state
and local arts agencies, other arts funders and policy-makers,
researchers, and individuals and groups outside the arts sector. In the
summer of 2021, stakeholders will have a second opportunity to provide
comments and input in response to the drafted version of the NEA 2022-
2026 Strategic Plan.
DATES: The due date for public comments requested in the Federal
Register Notice published on March 10, 2021 (86 FR 13760) has been
extended. Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in
the address section below on or before the close of business on
Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the
Arts, via email ([email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the
Arts is an independent federal agency, providing funding and support to
give Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise
their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Currently,
the NEA supports arts organizations and artists in every Congressional
district in the country.
B. Supplemental Information
On March 10, 2021 the National Endowment for the Arts posted a
Request for Comments, seeking public input to guide the development of
the agency's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (86 FR 13760). The public comment
period was originally scheduled to close on Friday, March 26, 2021. The
National Endowment for the Arts is extending the public comment period
until Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to allow members of the public more
time to submit their input and comments.
As a federal agency, the National Endowment for the Arts is
required to establish a new strategic plan every four years. The
Strategic Plan sets key priorities for the agency and presents
management-focused objectives and strategies. The NEA's most recent
strategic plan covers the years 2018-2022, and can be found online
here: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/NEA-FY2018-2022-StrategicPlan-2.16.18.pdf.
The NEA is seeking public input and comments from a broad array of
stakeholders (see SUMMARY) to guide the development of the agency's
2022-2026 Strategic Plan. A call for comments has been posted to the
agency's website: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan-input. In
particular, the NEA welcomes input on the development of its Strategic
Framework, which includes the following elements: Mission, Vision,
Strategic Goals, and Strategic Objectives.
The NEA is particularly interested in how these elements should be
viewed in light of new and emerging challenges and opportunities, among
other contextual factors.
Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to:
The post-pandemic recovery of the arts sector;
Changes in work-and-leisure patterns;
The rise of virtual engagement in the arts;
Growing integration of the arts with other sectors (e.g.,
health, science, education, technology, community development); and
Greater public attention to issues of diversity, equity,
inclusion, accessibility, and social justice.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306.
Dated: March 17, 2021.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services &
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2021-05908 Filed 3-22-21; 8:45 am]
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