National Assembly of State Arts Agencies


The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies is a non-profit membership organization for state and jurisdictional arts agencies in the United States.

Background

NASAA advocates for federal funding for the arts and aims to protect that portion of the National Endowment for the Arts grant budget that is dedicated to state arts agencies. It provides national representation for state arts agencies
NASAA monitors state arts agency trends and documents the scope and impact of state arts agency activities. NASAA collects and curates and publishes data and information on a range of topics:

Funding

  • Current data on state arts agency revenues, including legislative appropriations levels, per capita funding and state rankings
  • Presentations and summaries that synthesize key trends in public funding for the arts
  • Information on dedicated revenue strategies that are used to supplement state arts agency budgets
  • Historical data on state arts agency appropriations from 1970 to the present day.

Grant Making

State Arts Agencies

Publications

NASAA publications provide information on strategic planning, needs assessment and program evaluation methods specifically adapted to public arts agencies.