Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program and State Preservation Grants Program - $7,000,000

Rhode Island Ballot Measure - Question 6

Election: March 2, 2021 (General)

Outcome: Passed

Categories:

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Summary


Your vote to "Approve" means that you support the State issuing $7,000,000 in general obligation bonds to fund cultural arts programs.

Your vote to "Reject" means that you are against the State issuing $7,000,000 in general obligation bonds to fund cultural arts programs.

Measure Text


To fund the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program and the

State Preservation Grants Program, to be allocated as follows:

(a) Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program - $6,000,000

For 1:1 matching grants to continue the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program administered by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for capital improvement,

preservation and renovation projects for public and nonprofit artistic, performance centers, museums and cultural art centers located throughout the State of Rhode Island as follows:

- Trinity Repertory Company - $2,500,000

- Rhode Island Philharmonic - $1,500,000

- Other funds to be allocated by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - $2,000,000

(b) State Preservation Grants Program - $1,000,000

Approve

Reject

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