US EditionFederal grants from National Endowment of the Arts withdrawn, local organizations feeling effects
- Arts organizations nationwide, including at least five in Wyoming, had federal NEA grants terminated without warning in early May 2025.
- The Trump administration proposed eliminating the NEA in its 2026 budget, creating funding uncertainty despite FY25 grants remaining intact.
- Wyoming Arts Council, led by Rachel Clifton, relies on NEA for half its funding and re-grants to numerous state organizations, impacting projects like Opera Wyoming's canceled grant.
- The NEA’s $207 million budget represents 0.003% of federal spending, yet its grants have generated over $9.8 million in Wyoming in five years and support thousands of cultural jobs.
- Loss of NEA funding threatens the viability of many arts entities, prompting appeals, fundraising efforts, and concerns about long-term impacts on community arts access.
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The Virginian Pilot
Daily PressMore arts groups in Hampton Roads lose federal grants
It’s been a rocky week for the arts in Hampton Roads. The result of a presidential prerogative to overhaul federal arts and cultural agencies, a succession of local arts organizations announced the loss of federally funded grants, starting Sunday with a social media post by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum’s deputy director explained to The Virginian-Pilot that the termination of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Librar…
Huntington Museum calls for continued support for the arts
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – The Huntington Museum of Art issued an op-ed asking for continued support for the arts. Officials and patrons from museums across the country are worried over potential federal funding cuts after emails went out on May 2 that said grants from the National Endowment for the Arts that had already been awarded are being cut. You can read the full op-ed below. The Huntington Museum of Art (HMA) is urging community members and…
Impacts of NEA Grant Cuts; Jonathan Capehart's Self Discovery; Citizenship Quiz; Gary Cohen Previews the Subway Series; Summer Culture Calendar: Art | The Brian Lehrer Show
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COCC Gets New Funding For Federal Arts Grant
A recently canceled $10,000 federal grant awarded to Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) rural youth camps from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), eliminated due to federal program cuts, is being fulfilled by emergency funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. COCC’s program was one of just 80 nationwide to receive this stand-in support. Replacing the “Challenge America” awa…
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