Tonight at 8:45 -- TED/TAT Budget Conference Meets for First Time.

TED/TAT Budget Conference Meeting #1 tonight, April 23, at 8:45 p.m. to Begin to Reconcile the Differences in What the Senate and House Recommend to Fund the Florida Department of State (DOS) Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Matching Grants

No documents are provided this evening from the TAT/TED budget conference for us to share with you at this time.

We'll update you tomorrow morning on the results of this evening's meeting and advise you on the next best steps to take tomorrow morning.

Below is a suggested message to edit and email to the legislative contacts listed below if you want to take action now.

Suggested email to quickly edit, personalize, and send NOW to legislators listed below:

I and so many others appreciate our legislators' desire to restore Florida's investments in the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs matching grants' programs this year.

I ask your leadership to restore Florida's investments to the highest appropriations possible during conference meetings to fund the 647 recommended matching grants under these categories:

$27,593,312 to fund 478 Cultural and Museum Matching Grants
budget line item 3201 (this request would provide about 65.5% of each of the 478 recommended grant amounts)

$2,980,028 to fund 132 Culture Builds Florida Matching Grants
budget line item 3200A (this request would fully fund all 132 matching grants)

$12,499,777 to fund 37 Cultural Facilities Matching Grants

budget line item 3207A (this request would fully fund all 37 matching grants)

These 647 matching grants

● leverage millions in required local-matching dollars;
● return $9 to $1 to local and state government treasuries annually;
● sustain and create jobs;
● create greater access for residents and tourists to arts/cultural programs;
● are all well-vetted and accountable to the state of Florida through well-established rules and reporting requirements.

Your leadership can help Florida restore its U.S. ranking to a more respectable level than 47th in our country.

Thank you for your consideration of these requests. This issue matters to me and to our community.

Your name and contact information

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Send emails NOW to the following legislators under the three categories below:

#1. 6 LEGISLATIVE LEADERS: ALL advocates should send emails immediately to the following 6 legislative leaders -- see suggested message above:

TED/TAT Budget Conference Chair	Chair W. Travis Hutson	Hutson.Travis@flsenate.gov
TED/TAT Budget Conference Chair	Chair Jay Trumbull	Jay.Trumbull@myfloridahouse.gov
Budget Conference Chair	Senator Rob Bradley	bradley.rob@flsenate.gov
Budget Conference Vice Chair	W. Travis Cummings	Travis.Cummings@myfloridahouse.gov
Senate President	Bill Galvano	galvano.bill@flsenate.gov
Speaker of House	Jose Oliva	jose.oliva@myfloridahouse.gov

#2. TED/TAT Budget Conference Members if they Represent Your County: check out column one for counties on this Excel list of members who serve on the TED/TAT budget conference committee. See suggested message above.

#3. Ask YOUR LEGISLATORS to speak to members who serve on the TED/TAT budget conference listed under #2 and the leaders listed under #1. See suggested message above.

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