The National Culture and Arts Foundation (NCAF) was established in January of 1996 to create a favorable environment for the development of arts and culture, encourage professional undertakings, and raise cultural standards in Taiwan. The National Culture and Arts Foundation Founding Provisions clearly set the scope of the Foundation’s service as: guiding the management of cultural events, lending financial support to cultural undertakings, encouraging those working in the cultural field, and performing the tasks set out in the Culture and Arts Reward Act.