{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-announces-national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-for-monadnock", "Kuster Announces National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Monadnock Music and NH Council on the Arts", "2015-05-08", "2015", "2015-05", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Ann Kuster", "K000382", "kuster.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Concord, NH  Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) today announced two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts that will support organizations in Peterborough and Concord. Monadnock Music has received a $10,000 grant that will be used to support Monadnock at 50, a summer concert series in communities throughout southwestern New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Council on the Arts has received a $693,900 grant to help support arts and cultural organizations across the Granite State.\nArts and cultural programs are essential to building and sustaining a sense of community, and Granite Staters have a vibrant tradition of engaging in aesthetic pursuits, said Congresswoman Kuster. Exposure to the arts also teaches younger generations to think outside the box and develop the skills necessary to succeed in todays creative economy. I congratulate the recipients of these grants, which will help these organizations bring a range of wonderful programs to citizens all over New Hampshire.\nKuster is a strong supporter of the arts and art education, and she hosted Jane Chu, the Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts, at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Tuesday to discuss the importance of funding for the arts and arts education. She has supported funding for the National Endowment for the Arts in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and as a member of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Caucus, she has long advocated for incorporating art and design into STEM education.\nThe National Endowment for the Arts, which awarded the grants, was established by Congress in 1965 to give people across the country opportunities to engage in the arts. The National Endowment partners with state agencies and nonprofit organizations to support art education and a range of cultural programs.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://kuster.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kuster-announces-national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-for-monadnock"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8921939879655838, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}