3Arts UIChicago Fellowship Program, 2023-present

Max Sullivan filed this request with the National Endowment for the Arts of the United States of America.
Tracking #

F25-037
Submitted Nov. 14, 2024
Status
Completed

From: Max Sullivan

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: 3Arts UIChicago Fellowship Program, 2023-present

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any communications, memoranda, documents, public complaints, or records, from January 1, 2023 to present, pertaining to the 3Arts University of Illinois Chicago Fellowship Program.

For reference, the National Endowment for the Arts issued a blog post on November 3, 2023 about this organization, which is available here (https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2021/grant-spotlight-3arts-university-illinois-chicago-fellowship-program).
Additionally, the grant description is available under ID number 1917004-72-24.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am affiliated with an educational institution, and this request is made for a scholarly purpose.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Max Sullivan

From: National Endowment for the Arts

Subject: NEA FOIA Request No. F25-037 | Final Response

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Dear Max Sullivan:

Thank you for your interest in the National Endowment for the Arts.

This e-mail responds to your request for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §552, file number F25-037. You requested records as follows:

* "Any communications, memoranda, documents, public complaints, or records, from January 1, 2023 to present, pertaining to the 3Arts University of Illinois Chicago Fellowship Program."
Attached are the responsive documents for your FOIA request with minimal redactions. Information regarding an organization's internal financial decision making has been redacted under exemption (b)(4), which protects confidential financial and commercial information, 5 U.S.C. §552(b)(4). Salary information, dates from which age may be inferred, and other personal data have been redacted in accordance with exemption (b)(6), which protects against "a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy," 5 U.S.C. §552(b)(6). The NEA has considered the foreseeable harm standard in reviewing records and applying FOIA exemptions.

The National Endowment for the Arts is governed by the provisions of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, 20 U.S.C. 951 et seq., and the Freedom of Information Act with respect to the release of agency records. In accordance with the NEA's FOIA regulations, 45 CFR 1148.8, you may appeal the Agency's determination. Such an appeal must be made to the NEA Chair not less than ninety days after the date of receipt of this e-mail. Additional information about the appeal process can be found at FOIA| NEA<https://www.arts.gov/about/freedom-of-information-act-foia-guide> .

If you would like to discuss our response before filing an appeal to attempt to resolve your dispute, you can contact our FOIA Public Liaison FOIA Public Liaison<https://www.arts.gov/foia/foia-contacts> for assistance. If we are unable to resolve your FOIA dispute through our FOIA Public Liaison, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal FOIA Ombudsman office, offers mediation services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. The contact information for OGIS is:

Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
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ogis@nara.gov

Sincerely,

FOIA | Office of the General Counsel
National Endowment for the Arts
400 7th Street SW | Washington DC 20506
foia@arts.gov

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