There were at least two copies of the Endowment Arts. Some have said that the “initial financing recommendation for the next application was withdrawn.” These emails went to the groups that have already received display messages and recommended for grants, but they have not yet received their official awards. Others have been sent to the groups that were approved to be granted, and they said: “This is to inform you that the national gifts referred to above have been completed by the Arts Award, as of May 31, 2025.” Nea did not respond to the comment requests.
The future of the arts has been in doubt since the start of the Trump administration. Initially, the agency One -year -to -execution grant program. Then I tried to ask the applicants for other grants Promise “Diversity, fairness and inclusion” or “gender ideology” in ways that conflict Legal challenges. Then, on Friday, Mr. Trump suggested that the agency be completely eliminated, as well as the national endowment of humanities and others, in the coming fiscal year.
Democrats and artists promised to try to fight to save the agency. Mr. Trump also tried to eliminate arts during his first term in his post, but was rescued with the support of the Republic of Congress as well as Democrats. It is not yet clear whether the agency still has support from the two parties in the current political climate, when a few Republicans showed the preparation of Mr. Trump.
Many organizations all over the country have mentioned that emails to cancel. Among them: the new Harmony project, a non -profit organization in Indianapolis, which helps in the scenario and screen script, which has been recommended for a $ 40,000 grant to help finance the book residence program.
“This comprehensive email is this Friday night, which reduced funding for many arts organizations across the country is a clear attack on the arts,” said Jenny Werner, Jenny Werner. “This administration wanted to kill the Nea and the technical freedom it supported, and may have done the e -mail tonight.”
The Great Plains Theatre Commons, in Omaha, Neb. , On an email to withdraw a recommendation for a $ 35,000 grant for an annual play festival. The coach of the Foundation, Kevin Luller, described the “destroyed” discounts, but he pledged to work to “continue supporting the narrators of the stories and sharing stories because this is the work we love and is our way in service.”
