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BofA Awards $500,000 in Grants to Tampa Museum of Art and Tampa Theatre
Bank of America today announced a half-million-dollar investment in two of Tampa Bay's leading arts institutions, Tampa Museum of Art and Tampa Theatre. Each organization will receive a $250,000 grant, bringing the Tampa Museum of Art's expansion funding closer to completion and kicking off Tampa Theatre's capital campaign for its restoration, expanded education programming and technology upgrades.
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