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2016 Session

Budget Bill - SB29 (Introduced)

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Item 240

Item 240 (Not set out)

First Year - FY2015Second Year - FY2016
Financial Assistance for Educational, Cultural, Community, and Artistic Affairs (14300)$4,363,049$4,226,049
Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations (14302)FY2015 $4,363,049FY2016 $4,226,049
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2015 $3,599,374FY2016 $3,462,374
SpecialFY2015 $35,000FY2016 $35,000
Dedicated Special RevenueFY2015 $8,000FY2016 $8,000
Federal TrustFY2015 $720,675FY2016 $720,675

Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 25, Article 4, Code of Virginia.


A. In the allocation of grants to arts organizations, the Commission shall give preference to the performing arts.


B. It is the objective of the Commonwealth to fund the Virginia Commission for the Arts at an amount that equals one dollar for each resident of Virginia.


C. In the allocation of grants to arts organizations, the Commission shall not consider any other general fund amounts which may be appropriated to an arts organization elsewhere in this act, nor shall any funds appropriated elsewhere in this act supplant those grants which may be allocated from this appropriation.