The following is a message from the New York State Council on the Arts:
As you may know, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. The Recovery Act includes a $50 million allocation for the National Endowment for the Arts, 40% of which will be awarded to state arts agencies for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. The NEA has announced that funded projects must address two areas: salary support and contractual fees.
It is projected that NYSCA will receive approximately $400,000. NYSCA is working diligently to develop a fair and transparent process for the distribution of any funds received as a result of the Recovery Act. NYSCA’s proposal for further redistribution of federal stimulus funds must first be approved by the NEA and NYSCA will be sharing additional information about this process as it becomes available.
If you would like to know more about the Recovery Act and how it impacts the arts, the NEA has set up a useful portal on their website which provides links to the Recovery Act text as well as information about applying directly to the NEA for grants. Click here or visit http://www.nea.gov/recovery to learn more.
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