President Obama and congressional Republicans agreed on a sweeping budget bill that sets the parameters for the federal budget for the next two years. Naturally, arts advocates ask what this means for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Is the agency eligible for additional funding? Theoretically, the answer is yes. Congress now has an extra $20 billion to allocate for domestic spending during the current fiscal year. However, it is very unlikely that Congress will spread the additional funds broadly across all federal agencies. 

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