National Endowment for the Arts, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishNational Endowment for the Arts, thethe National Endowment for the ArtsˌNational Enˌdowment for the ˈArts, the (abbrev. the NEA) a US government organization that provides money for museums, theatre companies etc, to help them in their work. There is a similar organization in the UK called the Arts Council.