Florida drops from #10 to #48 in U.S.
Will you take THREE ACTION STEPS now
to help restore Florida-appropriation investments
to fund all 664 well-vetted and recommended
2019-2020 DCA matching grants under
four DCA grants-program categories?
Status: Florida has cut its annual appropriation investments by 94% over the last five years in its Florida Department of State (DOS) Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) well-vetted and long-established matching grants’ programs:
FY 2014-2015 — $43 million state-appropriation investments to fully fund 100% of all recommended DCA matching grants;
FY 2018-2019 — $2,650,000 state appropriation that funded $0 to approximately 5% of qualified DCA matching-grant amounts under one DCA grant-funding category out of four.
Annual state-funding investments and partnerships
in these DCA well-vetted matching grants help
Florida’s non-profit arts and culture industry provide
● a $9 to $1 RETURN to local & state government treasuries annually;
● over a $4.7 BILLION statewide economic impact;
● support for over 247,843 JOBS;
● arts & cultural experiences to over 70 MILLION residents & tourists annually; and
● support for arts education that 79% of Floridians believe help students perform better academically.
Additional facts about Florida’s nonprofit arts and culture industry.
