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FY24 APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE
This morning, Congress released the second and final bipartisan package of remaining and long overdue FY24 appropriations bills (covering 10/1/23 to 9/30/24). This minibus will need to be passed by both House and Senate chambers and signed into law by the President by the end of the week to prevent a partial government shutdown.
Considering the contentious political climate on Capitol Hill, there is considerable good news with key arts-related agency and program budgets remaining unharmed at level-funding; the removal of such conservative House Freedom Caucus policy riders as eliminating funding for the arts and embassies program within the State Department; and the inclusion of first-time new funding being added for community (arts) engagement programs within the Department of Defense. Text of this final 6-bill minibus can be found at: bit.ly/Final6Minibus24
Congratulations to arts advocates across the country who helped make this success happen this year!
Below is our FY24 Appropriations Chart for Key Arts & Culture Funding:
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*Final enactment pending House and Senate passage of the Minibus with no changes by the end of this week.
OFFICE HOURS WITH NINA TOMORROW, MARCH 22, 2024 @ 11AM ET
Reminder that the next quarterly Zoom Office Hours with Nina will be tomorrow on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 11:00am ET to discuss topics ranging from today's legislative update to the closeout of COVID-19 grants. To see all future dates, visit our website.