Touchstone Consulting Group will provide a review of the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Grants Application Review Process under a new short-term $25,000 contract.
Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the NEA "is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education," according to the agency's Web site.
The NEA is an annual funder of the arts; since its inception, it has awarded more than 130,000 grants totaling more than $4 billion. These grants fund artist residencies in schools, museum exhibitions, Internet initiatives, literary fellowships, national tours, international exchanges, theater festivals, design competitions, folk arts, historic preservation, and much more, according to the NEA.
Currently, the NEA accepts grant applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. Under the terms of the contract, Touchstone will review the NEA's Grants Application Review Process to identify ways that the agency can better leverage technology moving forward.
More specifically, Touchstone will perform market research, analysis, and benchmarking. The company will conduct interviews with other federal agencies and organizations to compare their processes with the NEA's Grants Application Review Process. Armed with this knowledge, the company will suggest recommendations on how the NEA can update its digital strategy and transform its Grants Application Review Process.
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