Nov
16
Federal Cultural Agencies Receive an Increase in Funds in Fiscal Year 2002
posted by Advocacy Administrator
On November 5, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the Fiscal Year 2002 Interior Appropriations bill into law, increasing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The NEA received a $10.5 million increase; the NEH received a $4.5 million increase; and the IMLS received a $2.1 million increase, compared to FY 2001 funding levels.
