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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Restored CDF initiatives: Language Access and Disability Forward Funds
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Commissioner Cumbo highlights two important initiatives that have been restored in the fiscal year 2025 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) process. These initiatives aim to promote inclusivity and accessibility in cultural programming.
- The Language Access Fund provides an additional $10,000 each to 64 organizations for cultural programming for non-English speakers and language learners.
- The Disability Forward Fund supports 42 organizations with an extra $10,000 each to enhance cultural engagement for people with disabilities.
Laurie Cumbo
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I'll begin by highlighting initiatives that we brought back for fiscal year twenty five that I'm extremely excited about.
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The Language Access Fund, which is providing 64 organizations an additional $10,000 each in grant funding to bring more cultural programming to non English speakers, multilingual language learners, and English language learners.
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The Disability Forward Fund, is supporting 42 organizations with an additional $10,000 each to deepen cultural engagement for people with disabilities as artists, cultural workers, and audience members.