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2007-2008
Legislative Agenda
INCREASE
COMPETITIVE ARTS GRANT BUDGET TO $1.5 MILLION
We're
asking for a $500,000 increase in the budget in order to:
- Increase
the amount of funds available to West Virginia arts organizations
in order to maintain and strengthen their programs*;
- Reinstate
the minimum grant allocations to West Virginia's major arts institutions;
- Increase
the amount of matching funds to leverage additional funding available
to the WV Commission on the Arts from the NEA and foundations;
- Increase
funding to "mid-level" arts organizations;
- Increase
the level of support offered to rural arts initiatives;
- Increase
the amount of funds going towards Arts in Education projects;
- Strengthen
the Peer Assistance Network programs.
*
State funds going to WV arts organizations from the competitive arts
grants program must be matched dollar-for-dollar by the organization
receiving the money. All grants in this program are peer-reviewed
and all organizations receiving funds are subject to close scrutiny
through final reports and evaluations.
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