Lawmakers set aside millions for arts and culture grants

The House’s draft budget would put nearly $50M into programs supporting the arts.

The House’s draft budget would put nearly $50 million into grant programs that support the arts, museums and other cultural resources.

The funding includes $32.4 million for the Cultural and Museum Grants program, $3.5 million for Culture Builds Florida, $11.8 million for cultural facilities and $2.9 million for the cultural endowment program.

Senate budget writers included less funding for those programs, with a $12 million gap between the chambers on cultural and museum grants and a $6 million gap on cultural facilities funding.

The funding is a top

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