Mission

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America.


Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962   1991 173 2020 178
1963   1992 170 2021 185
1964   1993 173 2022 231
1965   1994 175 2023 229
1966   1995 175 2024 247*
1967 5 1996 136 2025 220*
1968 8 1997 105 2026 216*
1969 5 1998 97 2027 216*
1970 7 1999 101 2028 221*
1971 12 2000 105 2029 226*
1972 18 2001 103    
1973 31 2002 107    
1974 43 2003 111    
1975 60 2004 117    
1976 152 2005 122    
1977 193 2006 118    
1978 122 2007 123    
1979 136 2008 131    
1980 153 2009 152    
1981 149 2010 182    
1982 134 2011 173    
1983 126 2012 154    
1984 145 2013 150    
1985 149 2014 137    
1986 160 2015 146    
1987 154 2016 148    
1988 166 2017 145    
1989 162 2018 142    
1990 161 2019 156    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

US_Department_of_Education_Employee_Count_Line_Graph

 

Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 165
1963   1992   2021 162
1964   1993   2022 162
1965   1994   2023 167
1966   1995   2024 169
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 166    
1970   1999 177    
1971   2000 164    
1972   2001 167    
1973   2002 157    
1974   2003 165    
1975   2004 173    
1976   2005 170    
1977   2006 171    
1978   2007 177    
1979   2008 177    
1980   2009 180    
1981   2010 179    
1982   2011 180    
1983   2012 174    
1984   2013 174    
1985   2014 163    
1986   2015 173    
1987   2016 172    
1988   2017 160    
1989   2018 153    
1990   2019 160    
Source