Dear Tema Staig:
This is to inform you that the above-referenced National Endowment for the Arts award has been terminated, effective June 15, 2025.
The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities. The NEA will now prioritize projects that elevate the Nation’s HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions, celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, foster AI competency, empower houses of worship to serve communities, assist with disaster recovery, foster skilled trade jobs, make America healthy again, support the military and veterans, support Tribal communities, make the District of Columbia safe and beautiful, and support the economic development of Asian American communities. Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration’s agenda.
Your project, as noted below, unfortunately does not align with these priorities:
Purpose: To support the CAMERAderie Initiative, a professional development and production assistance program for filmmakers.
The agency issued an award to your organization, subject to you agreeing to and accepting certain terms and conditions. You accepted the offer of funding, which was subject to the General Terms and Conditions (GTCs) that apply to all NEA awards. Per your award’s GTCs, the National Endowment for the Arts may terminate a federal award to the greatest extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities. These provisions were clearly and unambiguously specified, as required by 2 CFR 200.340(b), and are consistent with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.340(a)(4), and the NEA’s authorizing statute at 20 USC 954 and 959. Accordingly, because your project no longer effectuates agency priorities, the agency is exercising its ability to terminate this grant award in accordance with the GTCs with which you agreed to comply.
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
Period of Performance: The period of performance is changed administratively to end June 15, 2025. NEA support for this project does not extend beyond this date.
Payment requests (if applicable): If you have award funds remaining as of the date of this notice, you may submit a final payment request reflecting actual, allowable, approved costs incurred during the revised period of performance. A final payment request must be submitted by July 15, 2025. Failure to submit a final payment request by this date will result in the de-obligation of your award’s remaining funding.
Final Reports:You must submit a Federal Financial Report (FFR) for the award by August 15, 2025. The FFR must reflect actual, allowable, approved costs incurred during the revised period of performance. All other final and/or interim performance reporting requirements, including the Final Descriptive Report and the Geographic Location of Project Activity (GEO), are waived. Failure to submit an FFR by this date may result in your organization being ineligible for future National Endowment for the Arts funding opportunities.
Appeal: You may appeal this determination within seven (7) calendar days of this notice if you believe your project meets one of the agency’s new priorities. Email [email protected] and provide documentation that your project supports one of the specific priorities set forth above.
Requests for extensions to these deadlines will not be considered.
All other provisions of your award including record retention requirements remain in effect.
Sincerely,
The National Endowment for the Arts
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