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| https://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-lowey-announces-funding-two-lower-hudson-valley-arts | Congresswoman Lowey Announces Funding for Two Lower Hudson Valley Arts Organizations | 2013-12-04 | 2013 | 2013-12 | Democrat | House | NY | Nita Lowey | L000480 | lowey.house.gov | legacy | WHITE PLAINS, NY Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded $40,000 in competitive federal grants to two Lower Hudson Valley arts organizations. Copland House, located in Peekskill, will receive $10,000 in NEA investment to support performances and radio broadcasts of American music performed by the Music from Copland House ensemble, as well as related educational activities. Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center will receive a $30,000 investment to promote international understanding through film. The Lower Hudson Valley is home to a growing arts community that enriches lives and helps power our economy, said Congresswoman Lowey. These welcome investments in the Lower Hudson Valley arts community will help ensure that the arts reach communities around our region, country, and world. Copland House's concert series is the only one in the United States that exclusively showcases 150 years of America's rich musical heritage, and the NEA's support is essential in enabling us to share this extraordinary legacy with communities throughout the Hudson Valley, and with listeners nationwide via broadcasts and webcasts, said Michael Boriskin, Artistic and Executive Director of Copland House. We are also delighted to be able thanks to this NEA grant to continue to inspire the creativity, imagination, and innovative spirit of Westchester students through our growing in-school, multi-disciplinary music programs. On average, each dollar of NEA grants drives $9 of additional non-federal investment. Each year, the arts industry generates $166.2 billion in economic activity and supports 5.7 million full-time jobs in the United States. The industry also returns $12.6 billion to the federal government in income taxes annually. The NEA ensures that investments in the arts reach communities throughout the country. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |