ALN 45.169National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities

190 organizations audited on this program since 2016. FAC data through Oct 25, 2026.

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Key figures

4.0%of audited organizations had a finding on this program, 2016 to 2025, all years counted together
12%of findings on this program came with questioned costs, 2016 to 2025, all years counted together

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Where programs run into trouble

Share of this program’s findings, by the compliance requirement auditors tested, 2016 to 2025.

Allowable costs
23%
Activities allowed or unallowed
16%
Equipment and real property management
16%
Reporting
11%
Period of performance
8.2%
Subrecipient monitoring
6.8%
Other requirements
5.5%
Cash management
4.1%
Procurement and suspension or debarment
4.1%
Special tests and provisions
2.7%
Matching, level of effort, earmarking
1.4%

Other requirements is letter P, the catch-all auditors use when a finding doesn’t fit one of the named compliance areas.

Findings over time

Share of audited organizations with a finding on this program, by year, 2016 to 2025.

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. 2025 is lighter because it includes only audits filed so far.

Who has the most trouble

Share of audited organizations with a finding on this program, by group, 2016 to 2025, all years counted together. Groups under 10 organizations are hidden. No organization is named.

By organization type

State government
5.5%
Higher education
4.3%
Nonprofit
1.5%

By federal spending

$1M to $5M
3.3%
$5M to $25M
0.0%
$25M to $100M
0.0%
$100M and up
5.1%

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