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Arts & Culture in New York
Who directs money into this space and the policy shaping it. Everything here is matched on the arts & culture sector and drawn from public appropriations and the New York policy tracker, not a keyword search.
Who is getting funded in Arts & Culture
2,496 organizations have received $1,589,467,057 in New York appropriations tagged to arts & culture. The largest recipients, ranked by total received.
| Organization | Awards | Total received |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 810 | $83,340,277 |
| City of Buffalo | 43 | $55,437,200 |
| University of Rochester | 21 | $47,507,995 |
| Buffalo Fine Arts Academy | 9 | $43,480,000 |
| County of Oneida | 10 | $39,703,090 |
| American Museum of Natural History, The | 19 | $39,345,458 |
| SUNY at Stony Brook | 12 | $34,250,000 |
| Mesquite Productions, Inc. | 3 | $33,348,849 |
Who directs money into Arts & Culture
Officials and offices ranked by the appropriation dollars they have directed to arts & culture organizations in New York. State grants are attributed at the chamber or agency level; New York City discretionary funding carries the sponsoring Council Member. This is the funding record, not an endorsement.
| Official / office | Organizations funded | Total directed |
|---|---|---|
| New York State AssemblyNew York State | 497 | $377,870,817 |
| President and CEOEmpire State Development | 176 | $342,788,487 |
| New York State SenateNew York State | 375 | $248,501,522 |
| Executive DirectorNew York State Council on the Arts | 1781 | $187,579,317 |
| Executive Chamber (Governor)New York State | 30 | $103,166,724 |
| Brooklyn DelegationNew York City Council | 36 | $14,135,932 |
| Assembly Member, District 1New York State Assembly | 9 | $8,625,000 |
| Queens DelegationNew York City Council | 17 | $3,329,036 |
| NYS Department of Health | 4 | $2,704,775 |
| Council Member, District 17 · 2024–2025New York City Council | 10 | $2,622,000 |
Who holds contracts in Arts & Culture
Organizations already holding New York public contracts in this sector, ranked by contract value. These are the incumbents to study, partner with, or subcontract under. New York publishes the winner of each award, not the losing bidders, so this is the field of holders, not a bidder list.
| Organization | Contracts | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| New York City Economic Development Corporation | 28 | $115,025,779 |
| GENUINE PARTS COMPANY | 1 | $96,000,000 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN | 1 | $45,606,000 |
| Children's Arts & Science Workshops, Inc. | 1 | $40,530,185 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 4 | $33,847,199 |
| New York Botanical Garden, The | 3 | $30,135,469 |
| UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC | 1 | $28,769,400 |
| American Museum of Natural History, The | 2 | $25,499,720 |
Open opportunities in Arts & Culture
RFPs and solicitations currently open in this sector, soonest deadline first. Each links to its official notice.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park 334 Furman St. FF&E ServicesNYC Brooklyn Bridge Park · NYC · Request for Proposals · Closes September 22, 2026
- 38 Catherine St , Interior Renovations, Schuyler Mansion State Historic SiteParks Recreation & Historic Preservation, NYS Office of · NYS Contract Reporter · General · Closes September 24, 2026
- 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Plan Survey PanelParks Recreation & Historic Preservation, NYS Office of · NYS Contract Reporter · General · Closes September 28, 2026
- SOI 1266 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (Round 1.2)Children & Family Services, NYS Office of · NYS Contract Reporter · Grant or notice of funds availability · Closes September 28, 2026
- Partnership Agreement Grants, FY 2027National Endowment for the Arts · Federal funding opportunity · Closes September 29, 2026
- Rehabilitation, Preservation, and Operation of Schoellkopf Hall at DeVeaux Woods State ParkParks Recreation & Historic Preservation, NYS Office of · NYS Contract Reporter · General · Closes October 14, 2026
Policy shaping Arts & Culture
New York bills and rules in this sector, newest first. Each links to its official source.
- S10556: Relates to the allocation and use of the revenues raised from the imposition of hotel and motel taxes in Cortland countyNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- S8482: Relates to the use of revenues from hotel or motel taxes in the county of EssexNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- S10678: Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare booksNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- Int 0974-2026: Promoting arts and cultural institutions.New York CityNew York City (proposed)Official source →
- S5932: Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American MuseumNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- A11552: Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk countyNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- A11558: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainmentNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
- S9057: Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways systemNew York StateNew York State (proposed)Official source →
Everything on this site, analyzed for your organization: who is funding work like yours, who already holds the contracts, which offices decide, what policy is moving, and the sequenced actions to take.