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Overview of the DCLA budget for fiscal year 2026
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Council Member Rivera presents the fiscal 2026 preliminary budget figures for the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA). She outlines the expense budget, capital commitment plan, and plans for new Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) members.
- Expense budget: $164.4 million
- Capital commitment plan: $1.3 billion for fiscal years 2025-2029
- Ten-year capital strategy: $1.6 billion for fiscal years 2026-2035
- Additional $3 million baseline funding to add up to five new CIG members
Carlina Rivera
2:05:09
This afternoon we will be discussing the fiscal twenty twenty six preliminary expense budget for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs which stands at a hundred and 64,400,000.0, and the fiscal twenty twenty six preliminary capital commitment plan which includes 1,300,000,000 in fiscal years twenty twenty five to 2029, and the ten year capital strategy which includes $1,600,000,000 in fiscal years twenty twenty six to 02/1935 for the department.
2:05:43
The agency has a robust capital program and is currently funding 361 capital projects on behalf of approximately a 98 arts organizations.
2:05:56
The preliminary plan includes an additional $3,000,000 of base line city funding starting in fiscal twenty twenty six to add up to five new members to the cultural institutions group, SIG.
2:06:09
I'm excited to see new additions to this coalition of organizations that serve all five boroughs and operates as stewards of city owned facilities.