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Federal Terminated Grant Resources

Recission and Termination notices were issued to on May 2nd to 2024 & 2025 NEA grantees at the end of last week and we’re working to understand the impact on Washington’s cultural programming. Did you receive notice?  If this is news to you, you may want to search through your spam box as many of the emails ended up there. We fervently hope your federal funding remains in place to support your uplifting and community-centered programming.  

All public investments in cultural programs are critical. As the state’s cultural advocacy organization, Inspire Washington is your partner in maintaining your federal funding through advocacy. We are doing our best to keep up with all of the new federal threats and to develop political strategy in partnership with all of you AND our national network. You can read more about the Federal Updates from the Arts Action Fund here. 

Here's what Inspire Washington is doing this week on your behalf:

  1. Contacting WA’s congressional delegationto call out the baseless grant cancellations and to request their support. As your congressional representatives, they need to do everything in their power to push back on the Administration.
  2. Collecting information on lost funding. Please click here to complete our survey. 
  3. Developing a briefing sheet about all cultural funding Washington state has lost due to Executive orders and priorities. This would include budget cuts from IMLS, NEH, NEA, and CPB (NPR & PBS). Anything else we should be tracking?
  4. Continuing conversation with our national partners specifically about opportunities for collective action. 
  5. Creating an action alert to encourage our Congressional delegation to save the NEA. Keep an eye out for this later in the week!

Here is what we recommend YOU do:

  1. Fill out this survey to share the impact of your grant.
  2. File an appeal before May 9th by emailing grants@arts.gov. Click here for information and sample letters.
  3. Tell your Congressional Representative and Senators about the loss of funding and how it will impact your community.
  4. Read the FAQ’s from Americans from the Arts

Here's additional information that you may find useful:

Thank you to our partners at Creative West for developing this!

High Level Summary of Actions Impacting NEA:

  1. FY26 President’s Budget
  1. NEA Gender Ideology Update
  1. Administration’s Priorities (as stated in termination letters)
    • “The NEA will now prioritize projects that elevate the Nation’s HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions, celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, foster AI competency, empower houses of worship to serve communities, assist with disaster recovery, foster skilled trade jobs, make America healthy again, support the military and veterans, support Tribal communities, make the District of Columbia safe and beautiful, and support the economic development of Asian American communities. Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration’s agenda.”
  1. NEA Staff Resignations (Deferred Resignation Program)
    • This morning several NEA Discipline Directors sent emails to the field and grantee networks that they were leaving their positions. It’s being reported all 10 discipline directors have resigned/been asked to resign. 

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