This spring, arts and humanities organizations nationwide received email alerts from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities that their funding would be rescinded as the federal agencies switch gears under the Trump administration.

According to the NEA email, its grantmaking policy priorities were being updated "to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities." The message added that Trump's priorities are topics like AI, "the 250th anniversary of American independence" and empowering houses of worship.

An April 24 announcement from the NEH noted that the agency "has cancelled awards t

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