Other NEA Research Resources

Survey for Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA)The SPPA is the single most important periodic study overseen by the NEA.It produces the largest nationally representative dataset that currently existson adults' arts participation habits in the U.S. The most recent SPPA wasconducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in July 2012 as a supplement to theCurrent Population Survey (CPS), and the next wave will be collected in2017. This dataset is made publically available on the NEA website atwww.arts.gov/publications/additional-materials-related-to-2012-sppa

Arts Data Profile Series (ADPs)Pain-free introductions to arts-related datasets through summarystatistics, tables, visualizations, and links to other tools andresources.www.arts.gov/artistic-fields/research-analysis/arts-data-profile-series

National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC)The NADAC is a repository that facilitates research on arts and culture byacquiring data, particularly those funded by federal agencies and otherorganizations, and sharing those data with researchers, policymakers,people in the arts and culture field, and the general public.www.icpsr.umich.edu/nadac

NEA Research Publications and Reports (selected)

Additional publications can be found at www.arts.gov/artistic-fields/research-analysis/publications

U.S. National Endowment for the Arts Research: Art Works Grant Program

The NEA's Office of Research & Analysis makes awards tosupport research that investigates the value &/or impact ofthe arts, either as individual components of the U.S. artsecology or as they interact with each other and/or with otherdomains of American life.

Projects explore three different areas:• The arts’ impact on local and/or national economic development;• The health of arts and cultural organizations; and• The links between arts engagement and cognitive, social, civic, &

behavioral outcomes

Types of research projects include…Primary and/or secondary data analyses, Quantitative studies, Qualitativestudies, Mixed-Method studies, Economic Impact studies, Psychologicalstudies, Meta-Analyses, Program Evaluations, Translational Research

From a variety of fields, such as…Arts, Economics, Psychology, Education, Urban and Regional Planning,Neuroscience, Sociology, Anthropology, Medicine and Health,Communications

Grants range between US $10,000 to $30,000, require a 1:1 non-federalmatch, & can be up to 3 years

Eligible applicants organizations:o Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; Units of U.S.

state or local government; U.S. Federally recognized tribalcommunities or tribes; U.S. Colleges and universities

o Have at least 3-year operating history at the time of applicationo Meet all reporting requirements on any previous NEA awardso Organizations can submit more than one applicationo Partners do not need to meet eligibility requirements

Grantees are required to submit a research paper for the NEA website:arts.gov/artistic-fields/research-analysis/research-art-works-grants-final-papers

Grant guidelines for the FY17 cycle will be available in August; deadline inOctober and grants can start as early as May 1 2017

For full grant application information and guidelines, please go toarts.gov/grants-organizations/research-art-works

To see a full list of grants awarded under the Research: Art Works program,please go to apps.nea.gov/grantsearch/

National Endowment for the Arts | Office of Research & Analysis400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20506

nearesearchgrants@arts.gov | +1-202-682-5424

Examples of Funded Projects in Economics & Organizations

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis(Funded FY15; US $15,000)To support a study of artists' employment patternsrelative to prior decades & how artists found new marketsduring & after the recent recession. Researchers willconstruct a longitudinal study sample from the U.S.Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The studyalso will yield a new data file consisting of "web scrapes"from the crowdfunding sites Kickstarter & Indiegogo,partly to understand variations in fundraising outcomes ofarts projects compared with technology & non-artsprojects.

Wayne State University (Funded FY16; US $10,000)To support a study examining the locational patterns ofcultural organizations in southeast Michigan & theaccessibility of cultural resources to different populationgroups. Researchers will explore the geographical,institutional, & social barriers limiting access to arts &cultural organizations, & will develop recommendationsfor improving this access.

University of Missouri (Funded FY15; US $10,000)To support a study of factors that encourage nonprofitarts organizations to become more civically active. Thestudy will identify organizational, financial, & communitycharacteristics in common with arts groups that prioritizecivic engagement. Based on an analysis of three datasets(the 2014 Nonprofit Arts Survey, IRS Form 990s, & county-level data from the U.S. Census Bureau), the study willyield useful information for nonprofit arts organizationsthat strive to become more civically active while providingquality arts & cultural programs.

University of North Dakota (Funded FY14; US $10,000)To support a statistical analysis of historical legislativeappropriations for state arts agencies (from 1970 to 2013)to understand the extent to which changes in legislativeappropriations in one state can influence appropriationlevels in neighboring or proximate states. This project willuse data from the National Assembly of State ArtsAgencies' (NASAA) Annual Appropriations & RevenueSurvey.