The budget for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has varied significantly over the past several years, with a low of $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and a high of $ 3.27 billion for fiscal year 2002.
It fell steadily until it dropped as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and rose gradually to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .