2006-02-13

Bush's Budget Bad News for Community Arts

President Bush's 2007 budget request includes some bad news for community arts, says Americans for the Arts. It requests level funding for the NEA at $124.4 million and for the NEH at $141 million.

However, says AftA, the Administration once again attempts to redistribute $3.46 million out of the NEA Challenge America program in favor of more general grant support and administrative salary and overhead costs. Afta calls Challenge America "a highly effective program, which uses the arts to enhance Americas communities through grants for arts education and improved access to the arts for all Americans, especially in underserved communities." For the sixth consecutive year, the budget recommends eliminating funding for the Department of Education's Arts in Education programs, and cutting $53.5 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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