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Idaho Commission on the Arts reports $880,000 in grants to 38 counties, cites $2.7 billion annual economic impact
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The Commission on the Arts told JFAC it awarded about $880,000 in grants last year across 38 counties, highlighted arts-related economic activity of $2.7 billion statewide and requested a modest ongoing general-fund increase to support additional arts-education grants.
BOISE — The Idaho Commission on the Arts briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6, reporting roughly $880,000 in grants distributed to schools and nonprofit organizations across 38 counties and characterizing the arts as a $2.7 billion annual economic sector in Idaho.
Director Laura Curry said the commission’s grants and services support schools, nonprofit arts groups and small-business artists statewide. The commission is funded by a mix of General Fund and federal National Endowment for the Arts…
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