US EditionTrump Budget Calls For Elimination Of National Endowment For The Arts
- On the evening of May 2, 2025, a federal agency responsible for supporting artistic initiatives sent emails retracting previously granted financial awards to numerous arts organizations nationwide, including Portland Playhouse in Oregon and Oakland Theater Project in California.
- These cancellations come amid President Trump's ongoing efforts to cut NEA funding and the agency's recent decision to concentrate its grant support on initiatives commemorating the United States' 250th anniversary, reflecting broader budget and policy measures aimed at reducing federal cultural programs.
- Affected groups lost grants such as Portland Playhouse's $25,000 award for Joe Turner's Come and Gone and Oakland Theater Project's $30,000 grant for a world premiere of Moby Dick, with many organizations receiving termination notices just before key events.
- The NEA's 2024 budget was $207 million, with the latest grant cycle distributing $36.8 million across 1,474 projects nationally, but the administration aims to reduce staff by nearly half and cancel current and future grants as part of broader budget cuts.
- These grant withdrawals threaten the stability of arts groups already facing post-pandemic financial challenges and create uncertainty about the future scale and operations of the NEA and federal support for the arts sector.
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Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency
Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.(Image credit: Megan Wanlass)
Trump Calls for National Endowment for the Arts to Be Eliminated in Latest Budget Proposal
In his latest draconian budget proposal, Donald Trump called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Trump previously attempted to eliminate the agencies during his first term in office, but was thwarted by bipartisan support for both. The budget described the potential changes as “consistent with the president’s efforts to …
Grants to organizations across US withdrawn hours after Trump proposed national art elimination
Arts groups received unexpected emails informing them that their current grants being terminated or withdrawn, often without opportunity for response, reports media - Anadolu Ajansı
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