NEA
Federal arts funder
NEA is an acronym with several referents.
The National Education Association is America's largest labor union, representing public school teachers and education professionals.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a federal agency that funds artistic projects and has been a recurring target in culture-war debates: The NEA grant sparked controversy.
In astronomy, NEA stands for near-Earth asteroid.
Awarded funds for purposes
- fellowshipsScholarly funding awards
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
creative projects · community arts · artistic excellence · public funding · humanities · creative economy · arts education · folk arts
Labor organization for instructors
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- educatorsThose who teach others
- public schoolsGovernment-funded educational institutions
- advocacyPleading for a cause
membership · professional development · labor rights · classroom · curriculum · policy · lobbying · strikes
National-level administrative body
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- budgetPlan for spending
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
legislation · oversight · administration · policy · public sector · civic · Capitol · reauthorization
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- fellowshipsScholarly funding awards
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
cultural preservation · creative projects · community arts · artistic excellence · public funding · humanities · creative economy · arts education · folk arts
teachers union
Labor organization for instructors
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- educatorsThose who teach others
- public schoolsGovernment-funded educational institutions
advocacy · membership · professional development · labor rights · classroom · curriculum · policy · lobbying · strikes · contracts
federal agency
National-level administrative body
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- budgetPlan for spending
bipartisan · legislation · oversight · administration · policy · public sector · civic · Capitol · reauthorization · controversy
- arts fundingarts funding, art funding, grants, federal funding, patronage
- arts patronagepatron, patronage, sponsors, benefactor, benefactors
- education groupshonor society, teacher unions, alumni association, PTA, student council
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- Federal Fundingresearch grants, education grants, public media, arts education, cultural programs
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
Nonprofit funded by limited sources
- nowhere nearAt great distance from
- near missesNarrowly avoided incidents
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- nearly allMost but not quite
- near deathClose to dying
- nearly thereClose to reaching goal