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Arts and Artifacts Indemnity

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

45.201

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To provide for indemnification against loss or damage for eligible art works, artifacts, and objects (1) when borrowed from abroad for exhibition in the U.S.; (2) when borrowed from the U.S. for exhibition abroad, preferably when there is an exchange exhibition from a foreign country; (3) when borrowed from the U.S. for exhibition in the U.S. as part of exhibitions from abroad which include foreign-owned objects; and 4) when borrowed from U.S. collections for exhibition in the U.S.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    It is anticipated that 48 certificates of indemnity will be issued for 34 exhibitions. It is anticipated that 48 certificates of indemnity will be issued for 34 exhibitions.

  2. 2018

    Twenty certificates of indemnity were issued for 20 exhibitions.

  3. 2019

    Twenty-four certificates of indemnity were issued for 24 exhibitions.

  4. 2021

    It is anticipated that 25bcertificates of indemnity will be issued for 25 exhibitions.

  5. 2022

    26 certificates of indemnity were issued for 26 exhibitions.

  6. 2023

    20 certificates of indemnity were issued for 20 exhibitions.

  7. 2024

    16 certificates of indemnity were issued for 16 exhibitions.

  8. 2025

    It is anticipated that 20 certificates of indemnity will be issued for 20 exhibitions.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Regulations and guidelines are available on the National Endowment for the Arts' website at arts.gov.