This strategic plan is the result of thorough consultation with the agency’s stakeholders. Early feedback on the strategic framework was collected from agency staff, state arts agencies, regional arts organizations, and arts associations. A representative sample of the agency’s grantees was also consulted. Collectively, this feedback shaped the FY 2018 strategic framework. Members of the National Council on the Arts and the agency’s leadership and its program and administrative staff were also engaged in shaping the strategic framework and identifying strategies that will guide the agency’s work for the next four years.
As part of the agency’s efforts, and as required by statute (5 U.S.C. § 306(d)), the NEA has also consulted with Congress, including majority and minority views from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations (Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittees), the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: Introduction
