US EditionFederal grants from National Endowment of the Arts withdrawn, local organizations feeling effects
- In early May 2025, arts organizations nationwide were unexpectedly informed that several federal grants from the primary government agency supporting the arts had been canceled without any prior notification.
- The grant terminations follow the Trump administration's budget cuts to federal agencies, creating uncertainty about future funding beyond fiscal year 2025.
- In Wyoming, at least five groups, including Opera Wyoming, faced direct NEA grant terminations, while the Wyoming Arts Council had not received formal notice about its funding.
- Rachel Clifton of the Wyoming Arts Council said NEA grants distributed more than $9.8 million throughout Wyoming over five years, with federal funding cuts risking fewer grant opportunities.
- These funding losses threaten the sustainability of arts programs and could reduce cultural and economic contributions in local communities dependent on federal support.
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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…
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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…
Amid NEA cuts, future of Wyoming Arts Council federal funding uncertain
CASPER, Wyo. — Arts organizations across the country learned last week that essential federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, or NEA, had been terminated without warning. Most of those notices arrived via emails sent over that weekend.At least five Wyoming organizations had their direct federal NEA grants terminated, according to Rachel Clifton, executive director of the Wyoming Arts Council, or WAC.When Oil City News reached ou…
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