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2024 Special Session I

Budget Bill - HB6001 (Chapter 2)

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Item 231

Item 231

First Year - FY2025Second Year - FY2026
Financial Assistance for Educational, Cultural, Community, and Artistic Affairs (14300)$6,180,398$5,430,398
Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations (14302)FY2025 $5,775,463FY2026 $5,025,463
Administration of Grants for Cultural and Artistic Affairs (14307)FY2025 $404,935FY2026 $404,935
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2025 $5,340,172FY2026 $4,590,172
Dedicated Special RevenueFY2025 $11,000FY2026 $11,000
Federal TrustFY2025 $829,226FY2026 $829,226

Authority: Title 23.1, Chapter 32, Article 7, 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. Any unexpended balance in this item at the close of business on June 30 each year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward and reappropriated.


D. Out of this appropriation, $750,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to the town of Abingdon to support the William King Museum.