Title 54National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§102302 National Capital region arts and cultural affairs

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1023— - PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS › § 102302

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a program run by the National Park Service to support arts and culture in the National Capital region. Grants go to organizations of national significance that meet at least two of these: annual budget over $1,000,000; annual audience 200,000+; 100+ paid staff; or eligibility under 54 U.S.C. 320102(f). Colleges and universities are excluded. Grants can pay for operations, maintenance, security, or special projects, up to $500,000 per year. The Director must set the application process, appoint a five-person review panel with a majority living in the region, and issue other program rules. Contracts for Ford’s Theatre and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts are funded regardless of other limits.

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Title 54, §102302

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(a)There is under the direction of the Service a program to support and enhance artistic and cultural activities in the National Capital region.
(b)(1)Eligibility for grants shall be limited to organizations—
(A)that are of demonstrated national significance; and
(B)that meet at least 2 of the criteria stated in paragraph (2).
(2)The criteria referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A)The organization has an annual operating budget in excess of $1,000,000.
(B)The organization has an annual audience or visitation of at least 200,000 people.
(C)The organization has a paid staff of at least 100 individuals.
(D)The organization is eligible under section 320102(f) of this title.
(3)Public or private colleges and universities are not eligible for grants under the program under this section.
(c)Grants awarded under this section may be used to support general operations and maintenance, security, or special projects. No organization may receive a grant in excess of $500,000 in a single year.
(d)The Director shall—
(1)establish an application process;
(2)appoint a review panel of 5 qualified individuals, at least a majority of whom reside in the National Capital region; and
(3)develop other program guidelines and definitions as required.
(e)The contractual amounts required for the support of Ford’s Theater and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts shall be available within the amount provided in this section without regard to any other provision of this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10230216 U.S.C. 1e.Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(c) [title I, § 100], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837, 1844; Pub. L. 89–671, § 14(c), as added Pub. L. 107–219, § 1(a)(3), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 10330.)

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54 U.S.C. § 102302

Title 54National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73