Arts Education and NEA Funding in FY11 Spending Deal

Compromise struck to avoid a government shutdown

Washington, D.C. (April 12, 2011) - At the eleventh hour last Friday, Congressional leaders struck an FY11 budget compromise to avoid a government shutdown, which includes $155 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and $25.5 million for the Arts in Education programs at the U.S. Department of Education. The agreement finalizes the rest of FY11 funding, and votes will take place in the House tomorrow, with Senate action to follow before week's end.

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