National Endowment for the Arts
Brenna Berger has extensive work experience in the arts and grants management field. Brenna started their career in 2010 as the President of Fort Bragg Area Community Foundation. In 2011, they joined the National Endowment for the Arts and held various roles including Division Specialist, Grants Management Specialist, Lead Grants Management Specialist, Senior Advisor, and currently, they serve as the Grants Officer/Director, Office of Grants Management. Their tenure at the National Endowment for the Arts spans from 2011 to the present.
Brenna Berger attended the University of Richmond from 1990 to 1994, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Brenna later pursued further education at East Carolina University from 2009 to 2010, obtaining a Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication.
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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.