Federal Spending Bill Will Increase Funding to National Endowment for the Arts!

According to the Washington Post, Congress came to a tentative agreement last night regarding its federal spending bill, which was released just over two days ahead of its deadline.

Part of the 2000+ page draft highlights federal funding for the arts, including the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, which the president proposed to eliminate earlier this year. Instead, each will receive $152.8 million- $3 million more than last year. Additionally, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will also receive an increase in funding- $40.5 million.

Read more about the spending bill here.

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America's rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit arts.gov to learn more about NEA.