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Committee backs bill asking arts council to prioritize smaller, previously unfunded applicants for grants
Summary
House Bill 757 would require the arts council to consider two prioritization criteria (past grants and operating budget size) when distributing arts grants; sponsor framed it as an informational/priority rule, not a funding mandate, and the committee moved to concur.
House Bill 757, presented by Representative John Fitzpatrick, asks the Montana Arts Council to record and consider two prioritization criteria — prior grant history and annual operating budget size — when evaluating applications for cultural and arts operating grants. Fitzpatrick said the change is intended to encourage distribution of…
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