Arts, Council on the
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Mission
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is an Executive agency with a primary mission of preserving the State’s cultural resources and expanding access to the performing and fine arts. NYSCA awards approximately 2,500 arts grants annually – the grants are largely used to subsidize operating costs of not-for-profit arts organizations, including symphony orchestras, museums, dance companies and theatres. Arts grants generally range from $2,500 to $1 million based on the size and scope of the project.
Budget Highlights
The 2012-13 Executive Budget recommends $37.7 million in total funding for NYSCA. This is a decrease of $1.2 million from the 2011-12 budget. The decrease primarily reflects a 2.5 percent General Fund State Operations reduction and the alignment of Federal appropriation authority with actual Federal resources.
The Executive Budget also recommends a workforce of 28 FTEs for NYSCA, level with 2011-12.
Major budget actions include:
- Maintaining $31.6 million in General Fund Local Assistance for arts grants, equal to the amount provided in 2011-12. This amount is more than is provided by any other state in the country for arts grants and reflects New York’s commitment to encouraging access to high-quality artistic programs for the citizens of the State. Annually, the Council awards approximately 2,500 grants, used largely to subsidize costs of not-for-profit arts organizations, including orchestras, museums, dance companies and theatres.
- Providing $4.1 million for the direct support of NYSCA’s operations. The modest year-to-year reduction of $235,000 for this agency reflects savings that will be achieved via the annualized impact of the State’s 2011 labor agreements and by achieving greater efficiencies in purchasing.
- Reducing Federal Local Assistance authority by $1 million to better reflect actual Federal resources.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Education and Arts (PDF)
| Category | Available 2011-12 |
Appropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
Change From 2011-12 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 4,454,000 | 4,219,000 | (235,000) | 400,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 34,464,000 | 33,464,000 | (1,000,000) | 35,494,000 |
| Total | 38,918,000 | 37,683,000 | (1,235,000) | 35,894,000 |
| Program | 2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12 |
2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012