After being chipped away at for the past few years, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities is getting a bump in Mayor Vince Gray’s budget for the 2013 fiscal year to as much as $7.6 million.

Looking at President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, it appears the White House is still trying to turn a small, but vital arts grant program over to District control, but the lack of specifics isn’t promising.