These are the proposals:
| Americans for the Arts Recommendations | House of Representatives Proposal |
| Include artists in the proposal for Unemployment & Healthcare Benefits for Part-Time Employees | Proposes to extend unemployment insurance coverage for low-wage, part-time, and other jobless workers |
| Boost arts projects in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) | $1 billion in additional funding for CDBG |
| Provide economic recovery support to the National Endowment for the Arts to be administered by local arts agencies | $50 million in additional appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts |
| Include cultural planning through Economic Development Administration program (Department of Commerce) | $250 million for Economic Development Assistance |
| Increase community cultural facilities support in Rural Development Program (Department of Agriculture) | $200 million for critical rural community facilities |
| Provide more support for arts projects in Transportation Enhancements (Department of Transportation) | $31 billion to modernize federal and other public infrastructure |
| Fulfill the Obama pledge for an “Artist Corps” | $200 million to put approximately 16,000 additional AmeriCorps members to work doing national service |
| Make Human Capital Investments in Arts Job Training (U.S. Department of Labor) | $5 billion for working training and employment services |
Take Action
The Senate and the White House will likely unveil additional versions of an economic recovery package. We are calling on arts advocates to contact your House and Senate members and your local media to raise the profile of why it’s important to ensure there is support for the nonprofit arts sector in the federal economic recovery plan.
