IFACCA is excited to be able to make a small contribution to work being undertaken by the Budapest Observatory to analyse ways in which culture funding is delivered in Eastern Europe - from Tallin to Tirana. The project's aim is to determine the prevalence and mix of two common models for government support of the arts and culture: 'arm's length' funding and direct government funding. The Observatory's analysis will be based on the survey used for the first World Summit on the Arts and Culture (which provided the information for the country profiles on IFACCA's website). We will keep you informed of developments. A background report by Peter Inkei, the Observatory's Executive Director, is available at http://www.budobs.org/grant-paper-dec.htm.