National Endowment for the Arts
Melissa Menzer is a Program Analyst in the Research and Analysis Division at the National Endowment for the Arts, a position held since January 2013. Previously, Melissa served as a Consultant Statistician at Michigan State University from 2011 to 2013 and worked as a Research Associate at the University of Maryland from 2004 to 2013. Melissa holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, as well as two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Studio Art, all obtained from the University of Maryland.
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National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), established in Congress in 1965, is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States. The NEA’s primary activities include grantmaking to nonprofit arts organizations, public arts agencies and organizations, colleges and universities, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and individual writers and translators. Grant applications are reviewed by panels of arts experts and individuals from across the country. All grants must be matched one-to-one by nonfederal sources, except for individual grants to writers and translators. NEA funding is appropriated by Congress annually. While the NEA’s primary activity includes grantmaking, it also is a national leader in the field and a convener on issues important to the arts community and people working at the intersections of arts and other fields such as health, community development, and education, among others. The NEA is an important resource for research on the value and the importance of the arts, and shares that information with stakeholders and the public.