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|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | |TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | ||
|CreationLegislation=National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-209) | |CreationLegislation=National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-209) | ||
|Purpose= | |Purpose=NEA Big Read, run by NEA & Arts Midwest, funds orgs for community reading progs on 1 book, aiming to deepen cultural understanding, boost lit engagement, & strengthen community ties. | ||
|Website=https://www.arts.gov/neabigread | |Website=https://www.arts.gov/neabigread | ||
|ProgramStart=2006 | |ProgramStart=2006 | ||
|InitialFunding=$1 million | |InitialFunding=$1 million | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=No | ||
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The '''NEA Big Read''', established in 2006 under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, is administered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in collaboration with Arts Midwest within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit organizations, allocating over $50 million since inception to support approximately 75 community reading programs annually by 2025. Initially funded with $1 million, it has grown to distribute $4 million in FY 2024 across 75 awards, funding events like book discussions, author talks, and arts activities in communities nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/neabigread |title=NEA Big Read |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding limitations and rural reach persist (web ID: 4), but it remains a key literary engagement initiative under NEA. | The '''NEA Big Read''', established in 2006 under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, is administered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in collaboration with Arts Midwest within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit organizations, allocating over $50 million since inception to support approximately 75 community reading programs annually by 2025. Initially funded with $1 million, it has grown to distribute $4 million in FY 2024 across 75 awards, funding events like book discussions, author talks, and arts activities in communities nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/neabigread |title=NEA Big Read |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding limitations and rural reach persist (web ID: 4), but it remains a key literary engagement initiative under NEA. | ||