As budget negotiations continue in Tallahassee, a sizable divide persists between the Senate and House on arts, culture and museum spending.

The Senate wants to apportion more than $23.3 million to culture and museum grants, which includes a full $18.9 million set-aside for all 184 institutions that scored 95 or above during panel meetings of the Department of State’s application and funding process . The Senate would also give another $5 million in proviso funding for 466 others scoring 85 to 94.9.

The House, conversely, is offering $5.85 million, and only for institutions that received perfect scores.

Both are notably below the $27 million Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed in February through his “ Focus on Fiscal Responsibility ” budget proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

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