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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Recovery Grants to State and Regional Arts Agencies on April 10, 2009. Quoting from the press release: "Washington, D.C. -- The National Endowment for the Arts today announced $19.8 million in one-time grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to the state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to support the arts sector of the economy." Read more.
"Grants to State Arts Agencies and Regional Arts Organizations."
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," includes the following statement, "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") recognizes that the non-profit arts industry is an important sector of the economy." Read more.
