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Heart of Civil War heritage-area funding restored but long-term allotment increase still uncertain, commission told

3224091 · May 7, 2025
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A commission member reported work with the Heart of the Civil War heritage area to restore funding; the aggregate funding cap for 13 heritage areas was raised from $6 million to $12 million as a budgeting "ability," but distribution and apportionment remain subject to future allocations.

A commissioner who works with the Heart of the Civil War heritage area told the commission about recent state-level funding volatility and a partial restoration of support for heritage-area grants.

She said the 13 heritage areas had briefly been zeroed out in a state budget pass-through but were later restored. More notably, she said the overall designated funding cap for the 13 heritage areas was raised…

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