Arts, Council on the

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)

ALL FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
All amounts are in dollars
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

PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE)
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

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