05/15/2026
URGENT—WE NEED YOU ONE MORE TIME
Last night, the House released their Offer #2—and they held their numbers. That's the best position we could have hoped for, but we are not in the clear.
Here's what the House put on the table:
Culture Builds Florida: $3,058,968
Cultural and Museum Grants: $23,000,000
Cultural Facilities: $5,089,656
Now we need the Senate to meet them there—and that is far from guaranteed.
Contact the Senate Budget Conference ATD Committee members and your State Senator now. The ask is simple. Be brief, be civil, and use your own words—or the template in our link in bio. Here's the spirit of what to say:
"I just saw the House's Offer #2. I urge you to please meet the House's appropriations for Cultural and Museum Grants, Culture Builds Florida, and Cultural Facilities. Florida invested $36.5M in arts grants in FY24—and those grantees returned $73.9M in state sales tax revenue alone, more than doubling the state's investment. The arts provide a proven return on investment, so please invest in our county and state. Thank you for serving our community."
Many brief, polite emails carry more weight than a few long ones—so please take 2 minutes and send yours right away.
Use our link in bio for the boilerplate email template and committee members' contact information. Here is our local Senator's contact information:
Senator Kathleen Passidomo (District 28)
[email protected]
239-417-6205
📩 Use this template to make it easy:
Copy and personalize your message here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D5VtLw_GC4G6QehRtYDrk5NzB2v_CC1m0L3GBQGaORM/edit?tab=t.0
Budget decisions are happening right now. Do not wait.
To everyone who has already written—thank you. Our officials hear you and now we need one more push.
