I agree, Matt, that it's not a direct correlation. It's just the net effect. If a regional organisation loses their funding then they can't deliver their services. If a central representative body for the same art form gains some funding and the regional body's activities are loosely within their remit, it begs the question - 'will they be able to compensate in any way?'.

Yup! Between the rock and the deep blue sea! - to mix the metaphor the other way.