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NASAA Notes: June 2017

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State to State
June 16, 2017

Florida: Arts and Health Care Indicators

The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is funding a three-year initiative of the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Medicine to establish widely applicable indicators for associating the arts and well-being at the community level. DCA’s…
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June 16, 2017

Maine: 2016 Statewide Arts Education Census

Over the course of the 2015-16 school year, the Maine Arts Commission (MAC) and the Maine Department of Education took stock of the arts education resources available in the state’s 759 preK-12 schools. The main…
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June 16, 2017

Pennsylvania: Art Sparks

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have formed a partnership based on their common belief that art transforms public spaces and lights up young minds. Through their Art Sparks…
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More Notes from NASAA
June 16, 2017

Help in Accessing NASAA Information

Let NASAA know if your agency’s Internet domain or your staff or council members’ e-mail addresses change, which may affect your receipt of our e-mails. Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap e-mails from NASAA. Whitelist nasaa-arts.org to…
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From the CEO
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Pam Breaux
June 16, 2017

NASAA Testimony to Congress on NEA FY2018 Budget

Last month, NASAA provided written testimony to the congressional subcommittees responsible for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) budget. This was an opportunity to reinforce to federal legislators the value that the NEA and…
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Legislative Updates
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Isaac Brown
June 16, 2017

Congress Ramps Up Budget Process

Last month, President Trump released his full fiscal year 2018 budget request to Congress. That document calls for significant increases in spending for the departments of Defense (more than $50 billion) and Homeland Security (more…
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Research on Demand
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Kelly Liu
June 16, 2017

State Arts Agency Grant-making Facts

State arts agency grant-making data, as provided to NASAA through Final Descriptive Reports, are an important source for describing ways in which state arts agencies serve the public. Updated periodically, NASAA’s Grant Making page provides…
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