Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is the local nonprofit arts and culture agency that enhances the city's quality of life through advancing and investing in the arts and diverse cultural programming. The work of HAA encourages Houston's development and shapes its global reputation by fostering tourism and supporting and promoting the city's creative economy. HAA distributes more than $3 million in grants to approximately 250 nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists. In addition, HAA manages the city's civic art collection of 600 artworks, as well as new acquisitions.