Grant Administration: Implementation of National Endowment for the Arts Reauthorization Act

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO studied the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) operating practices and procedures, focusing on such NEA practices as: (1) the membership of review panels; (2) limitations on the number of terms review panel members may serve; (3) conflict of interest requirements; (4) grant application reporting requirements; and (5) the institution of interim reporting and installment grant payment procedures.