Some smaller arts institutions may not survive the economic effects of prolonged closures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen.
The final bill also includes $75 million each for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as well as $50 million for museums and libraries. It allocates $25 million for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., another major point of contention.
“The ability to deliver on our mandated mission is at risk,” the center continued. “As a result, federal relief funding is the only way we will be in a position to reopen the nation’s cultural center when our government officials tell us it is safe to do so.” It was Henke who wrote an email to top House and Senate Appropriations Committee staff earlier this month asking for “quick assistance” for the arts center, which she said is projected to lose at least $20 million in revenue and incur debt of up to $12 million by the end of May.
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