# 2026-15230: Arts Endowment Holds Fines Steady: No Inflation, No Hikes

2026-15230, Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2026, is a Federal Register rule from National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts published 2026-07-28, effective 2026-07-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15230
- As of: 2026-08-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15230
- Title: Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2026
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; National Endowment for the Arts
- Citation: 91 FR 47153
- Published: 2026-07-28
- Effective: 2026-07-28
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 3135-AA33
- Last updated: 2026-08-04

## In one line

Arts Endowment Holds Fines Steady: No Inflation, No Hikes

## Summary

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is notifying the public that its civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. The NEA is generally required by statute to amend its regulations annually to adjust for inflation the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) that may be imposed for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying. In accordance with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the NEA will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels because there will be no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- PFCRA Penalty Stays at $14,307: benefit, low. The maximum civil penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) will not increase for the 2026 calendar year and remains $14,307. This rule is effective July 28, 2026, so entities subject to PFCRA enforcement will face the same maximum penalty amount as in 2025.
- Lobbying Penalty Range Unchanged: benefit, low. Penalties for violations of the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying will not increase for 2026 and remain in the range of $25,119 to $251,322. This unchanged range applies beginning July 28, 2026, and maintains the same maximum and minimum penalty amounts as in 2025.

## Related documents

- [2026-17860](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17860): 30-Day Notice for the Blanket Justification for National Endowment for the Arts Funding Application Guidelines and Requirements, 2026-09-01
- [2026-13613](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13613): Arts Advisory Panel Meetings, 2026-07-06
- [2026-11125](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11125): Arts Advisory Panel Meetings, 2026-06-03
- [2026-10817](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10817): Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 2026-05-29
- [2026-09556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-09556): Arts Advisory Panel Meetings, 2026-05-13
- [2026-04846](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-04846): Arts Advisory Panel Meetings, 2026-03-12

## Sources
- [2026-15230 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/28/2026-15230/civil-penalties-adjustment-for-2026)
- [2026-15230 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/2026-15230.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15230 (as of 2026-08-04).