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Abbreviation
NEA
Agencies
National Endowment for the Arts
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Please report any information to the NEA OIG about known or suspected whistleblower retaliation, fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, including wasteful or unnecessary government expenditures related to NEA operations and programs, including grant awards and recipients of NEA grants. Examples of NEA related matters that should be reported include: - Whistleblower retaliation (https://www.arts.gov/inspector-general/whistleblower-protection) - Violation of any laws, rules, or regulations - Waste or misuse of funds, e.g. Government credit card, travel fraud, - Program or Operations Mismanagement - Abuse of Authority - Theft or misuse of supplies, services, or property - Contract Fraud - Conflicts of Interest
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
Please do not report the following to NEA OIG: - Any matters that do not involve NEA funds, operations or programs, or grant awards or recipients. You can identify OIGs that oversee other agencies at www.ignet.gov - EEO complaints (instead contact the NEA Civil Rights Office at https://www.arts.gov/open/civil-rights-office) - Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) matters (instead contact MSPB at https://www.mspb.gov/)

Alternative Methods of Funding

2015
MemoNo15-03rev
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

This review evaluates the use of 4 different methods of grant funding by NEA. The report includes recommendations to strengthen controls to assure grantees are reimbursed only for allowable and reasonable costs, while decreasing the administrative burden for grantees and NEA staff.

Payment Request Review for Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture for the Northern Mariana Islands

2015
Memo15-04
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands (CCAC) is on the cost reimbursement methof of funding and submitted a payment request for an award. The NEA OIG conducted a review of the payment request and identified repeated deficiencies, such as inadequate oversight...

Request that Craft & Folk Art Museum be Removed from the Cost Reimbursement Method of Payment

2015
MemoNo15-06
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CFAM) is on the cost reimbursement method of funding and requested reinstatement to the regular method of payment. We evaluated CFAM documentation, reviewed NEA grant files, and spoke with NEA staff, and determined that the CFAM had not sufficiently improved its...

Management Advisory Report - NEA’s Freedom of Information Act Program

2015
No15-07
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

The Senate requested the Office of Inspectors General to analyze the involvement of non-career officials in the FOIA response process for the period of January 1, 2007 to present. Our analysis identified instances of inaccurate or incomplete information in the FOIA files and database system and...

Fiscal Year 2015 Evaluation of National Endowment for the Arts’ Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002*

2016
R-16-01
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

This is the evaluation of the NEA's information technology systems security. Due to security concerns, this report is not published on the internet. You can obtain a copy of this report through a freedom of information act request at the following link: https://www.arts.gov/freedom-information-act...

National Endowment for the Arts Office of Inspector General Report on Agency Information Security Systems Controls*

2016
R-16-02
Other
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

This is the report to Congress on the state of the NEA's policies and practices to protect personally identifiable information on agency information systems, as of July 2016. Due to security concerns, this report is not published on the internet. A copy of this report may be obtained by submitting a...

Fiscal Year 2016 Evaluation of National Endowment for the Arts’ Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014*

2017
ER-17-01
Review
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

This is the evaluation of the NEA's information technology systems security. Due to security concerns, this report is not published on the internet. The report may be obtained through a freedom of information request at the following link: https://www.arts.gov/freedom-information-act-guide

Limited Scope Audit on Selected NEA Grants to Louisiana Division of the Arts

2015
LS-15-01
Audit
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

Limited scope audits involve a limited review of financial and non-financial information of grant recipients to ensure validity and accuracy of reported information, and compliance with state and Federal requirements. Our audit was conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards (2011...

Limited Scope Audit Report on Selected NEA Grants to Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Inc.

2015
LS-15-02
Audit
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

Limited scope audits involve a limited review of financial and non-financial information of grant recipients to ensure validity and accuracy of reported information, and compliance with state and Federal requirements. Our audit was conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards (2011...

Limited Scope Audit Report on NEA Grants to the Mississippi Arts Commission

2016
LS-16-01Rev1
Audit
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Arts

Limited scope audits involve a limited review of financial and non-financial information of grant recipients to ensure validity and accuracy of reported information, and compliance with state and Federal requirements. Our audit was conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards (2011...

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