Belmont University has announced it has received a record $32 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. — a figure that is twice the dollar amount of the school’s previous high-mark gift.

According to a release, the grant will fund programming related to sacred and popular music, performing arts, digital animation, sculpture and architecture. Billed as a national initiative, the program will include artists and theologians.

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