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Speak Up for Museums: Federal Funding and Museums Advocacy Day
Advocacy Alert – November 22, 2019 Federal Funding Update Stop-gap Funding Extended through December 20: While FY 2020 began on October 1, a short-term funding bill that had kept the federal government running at FY 2019 levels until … -
Speak Up for Museums: Museums Advocacy Day 2020 & Charitable Giving Survey
Advocacy Alert – October 31, 2019 Museums Advocacy Day 2020 & Charitable Giving Survey In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Secure Your Spot at Museums Advocacy Day 2020 Charitable Giving Survey – Please Respond by November 30 … -
Join Us for Museums Advocacy Day 2020 and Funding Status Update
Advocacy Alert – October 9, 2019 Join Us for Museums Advocacy Day 2020 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Museums Advocacy Day 2020 Registration Now Open! FY 2020 Funding Status Update Museums Advocacy Day 2020 Registration Now Open! … -
Senate Appropriations Report Proposes $1 Million Increase for OMS
Advocacy Alert – September 20, 2019 Senate Appropriations Report Proposes $1 Million Increase for OMS This week the Senate Appropriations Committee released its draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies … -
Contact Your Senators: $5 Billion Proposed to be Diverted from the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill
Advocacy Alert – August 15, 2019 Contact Your Senators: $5 Billion Proposed to be Diverted from the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill Even though Congress is on recess, critical funding decisions are being considered now. In … -
#InviteCongress: Recess Underway, Make the Case for Museums
Advocacy Alert – August 2, 2019 Recess Underway – Invite Congress and Make the Case for OMS! The coming weeks and months are a critical time in the process to help secure the proposed increases for the federal agencies that … -
Summer Advocacy Session: #InviteCongress, National Voter Registration Day, and Legislative Update
Advocacy Alert – July 10, 2019 Summer Advocacy Session: #InviteCongress, National Voter Registration Day, and Legislative Update Wondering how you and your museum can participate in “Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum … -
Museums Matter – Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum and Legislative Updates
Advocacy Alert – June 26, 2019 Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum and Legislative Updates Did you know that a visit to the museum can change how elected officials think about museums? The August congressional recess is a great time … -
Contact Congress Now! – Chance for Historic Funding Increase for the Office of Museum Services
Advocacy Alert – June 10, 2019 Contact Congress Now! – Chance for Historic Funding Increase for the Office of Museum Services The House FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which includes an historic $8 million … -
Great news! House Subcommittee Approves $15 Million Increase for IMLS (UPDATED BELOW)
UPDATE 5/8/2019: An additional $10 million was added to IMLS during full House Appropriations Committee consideration on May 8, for a total increase to IMLS of $25 million, including an historic $8 million increase to $42.7 million for …
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