[Updated 5/7/2025]
On April 2, the National Endowment for the Humanities—acting under the direction of the Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency—abruptly terminated all federal funding for humanities councils.
The loss of NEH funding to humanities councils will decimate the ability of these nonprofits to serve communities in their states, eliminating programs that are essential to each state’s cultural infrastructure.
The national and local impact of these cuts has been covered extensively by national and local media. In this post, you can find national news coverage of the cuts to NEH, official statements from each humanities council, and local media coverage organized by state. Newer stories are listed first.
Don’t see enough coverage in your state? Consider writing an op-ed or letter the editor of your local news outlet explaining why humanities councils are so important.
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National News Coverage of Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils
Top National Stories
The New York Times: Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils
NPR: The Mellon Foundation announces ’emergency funding’ for humanities councils
American Theatre: Trump Proposes Elimination of NEA and NEH
Bloomberg Law: DOGE Sued Over Cuts at National Endowment for the Humanities
ArtNews: Trump’s Sculpture Garden of ‘American Heroes’ Moves Ahead with NEH Funding
AP: Plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts
Slate: DOGE’s Latest Cuts Will Hit Local Culture Hard
The New York Times
Trump’s American History Revolution
Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’
Groups Are Told That Federal Humanities Grants Are Canceled
DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment
The N.E.H. Does What Republicans Always Wanted. DOGE Slashed It Anyway.
NPR
Artists wanted for Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes
Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research
Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave
The Washington Post
Trump revives plan to spend NEH, NEA funds on ‘Garden of American Heroes’
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions
Opinion: The cost of defunding the humanities
NEH cuts $1.5 million from grants to research Indian boarding schools
At least 1,200 grants canceled as NEH cuts target humanities across U.S. (Non-Paywalled Link)
Staff cuts begin at NEH, threatening humanities programs across U.S.
More National Coverage
PBS: Exploring the efforts to control how U.S. history is presented in museums and monuments
The Fulcrum: Trump Administration’s Attack on the Humanities Is an Attack on All of Us
Axios: DOGE takes a slice out of America’s 250th birthday
Politico: DOGE comes for the little guy
CNN: Humanities groups across the country say their federal funding has been pulled
Medium Post by Former NEH Chair Bro Adams: Saving the NEH
WBUR: What will cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities mean?
USA: States scramble after Trump’s ‘devastating’ cuts to humanities grants
Inside Higher Ed: Draconian’ Layoffs, Grant Terminations Come for the NEH
Forward: Trump wants to fight antisemitism. So why did he kill funding for my Holocaust translation project?
Education Week: What National Endowment for the Humanities Cuts Could Mean for Social Studies Teachers
The New Republic: Here’s What One of Trump’s Grantee Termination Letters Looks Like
Artnet News: Trump Moves to Gut the National Endowment for the Humanities
Hyperallergic: Organizations Lose Pivotal Grants as DOGE Takes Axe to Humanities Agency
Publishers Weekly: Amid Slashes to Federal Grant Funding, Report Affirms the Economic Importance of Arts and Culture
Statements and News Stories by State
American Samoa
Amerika Samoa Humanities Council Website
Alabama
Statement from Alabama Humanities Alliance
AL.com: Alabama cultural programs get lifeline with largest individual donation amid federal cuts
Birmingham Watch: Federal Humanities Funding Cuts Could Threaten Projects Across Alabama
Al.com: ‘Deeply painful’: Alabama storytelling festivals, history projects at risk by DOGE cuts
1819 News: DOGE cuts funding to Alabama Humanities Alliance
Alaska
Alaska Humanities Forum Website
Anchorage Daily News: ‘Devastating’ DOGE cuts hit museums, cultural centers and libraries all over Alaska
Alaska’s News Source: Federal grant for Museum of the Aleutians cancelled, funds reallocated
Alaska’s News Source: Alaska Humanities Forum receives letter informing of immediate termination of federal funding
Alaska Public Media: Alaska Humanities Forum sounds alarm over targeting of federal funding by DOGE
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: HumanitiesAR gets emergency grant after federal funds cut
Arizona
Tucson.com: NEA strips grants from Tucson and Arizona arts groups
AZ Central: ‘They canceled everything’: Arizona Humanities fighting to survive DOGE cuts
Arizona Daily Star: Trump administration cancels 8 U of A humanities projects – Arizona Daily Star
California
California Humanities Statement
Los Angeles Times: A mere trickle of funding gave us a flood of information about colonial California
KQED: Mellon Foundation Announces ‘Emergency Funding’ for State Humanities Councils
KQED: Bay Area Groups Reel From Trump’s Cuts to the National Endowment of the Humanities
San Diego Union-Tribune: ‘A gut punch’: Trump order threatens funding for San Diego museums, libraries and zoo
ABC 7: Funding at risk for Little Tokyo’s Japanese American National Museum amid Trump administration cuts
Los Angeles Times: Japanese American National Museum calls out DOGE cuts to NEH
Times of San Diego: Trump administration terminates California Humanities funding, halting cultural projects
48 Hills: With arts and culture under threat, California Humanities feted 50 years of guiding light
Bakersfield Californian: Feds pull CSUB humanities grant funding for educational program on valley migration, farm labor
Fresno Bee: Museums’ funding slashed by DOGE order. One L.A. museum vows to fight
KQED: NEH Funding Cuts Lead to Canceled Grants for Bay Area Artists
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas Humanities Council Website
Press Release from the Northern Marianas Humanities Council
Marianas Variety: Mellon Foundation announces $15M emergency funding for humanities councils, including up to $250,000 for NMI
Pacific Daily News: Guam, CNMI humanities councils could close after federal funding cuts
Marianas Variety: Humanities Council pauses, cancels projects
Marianas Variety: King-Hinds calls for reversal of humanities funding cut
Marianas Variety: My Marianas Writing Contest still ongoing
Colorado
Colorado Humanites Website/Statement
Pagosa Daily Post: ‘Colorado Humanities’ Receives Challenge Grant, Seeks Citizen Donations
CPR News: Following Trump cuts, Colorado Humanities worries it will have to close
Colorado Sun: “We are cut off”: Trump administration terminates outstanding grants to Colorado cultural groups
Connecticut
ctpost: Several Connecticut museums, tourism spots set to lose federal funding
Darien Times: CT cultural organizations ask for support in wake of federal cuts: ‘Arts and humanities are our soul’
Stamford Advocate: CT cultural organizations ask for support in wake of federal cuts: ‘Arts and humanities are our soul’
WFSB: Federal cuts from Washington will impact Mystic Seaport and Aquarium, Connecticut Science Center
Hartford Courant: Amid one-two punch of Trump funding cuts and tariffs, CT in ‘fight of our lives’
WSHU: Trump cuts federal funding for CT arts and cultural institutions
NBC Connecticut: CT libraries and museums are the latest to face federal cuts
Patch: Weston History Center Loses $25K NEH Grant For Planned Exhibit
Weston Today: WHCC Grant Canceled
Delaware
Town Square Delaware: Delaware Humanities receives emergency Mellon grant after federal funding cut
Delaware Public Media: Delaware Humanities receives six-figure grantT
own Square Delaware: Delaware Humanities and partners provide update following funding suspension
District of Columbia
Florida
Statement from Florida Humanities
South Florida Reporter: Trump Proposes Eliminating The NEA And NEH As Arts Grants Are Canceled
WUSF: Florida Humanities faces budget cuts after DOGE nixes funding
Georgia Humanities
Statement from Georgia Humanities
Georgia Public Broadcasting: How federal cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities touch Georgia
ArtsATL: With NEH funding in question, Georgia Humanities forges ahead
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Op-Ed by Executive Director): Silencing the storytellers: What Georgia loses when we defund the public humanities
Macon Telegraph: Grant cuts hit GA culture, education programs. Who will feel the impact?
Georgia Public Broadcasting: Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Guam
Statement from Humanities Guåhan
The Guam Daily Post: Funds keep Humanities Guåhan afloat, but public support needed
Guam Daily Post: Shutdown looming for Humanities Guåhan as NEH funding cancelled
Pacific Daily News: Guam, CNMI humanities councils could close after federal funding cuts
Isla Public: Federal cuts jeopardize humanities in Guam and CNMI
Marianas Business Journal: Federal budget cuts threaten Humanities councils in Guam and NMI | Marianas Business Journal
Pacific Daily News 2: Humanities Guåhan to meet with local leaders for support after losing federal grants | News | guampdn.com
Marianas Press: Abrupt, retroactive funding cancellation jeopardizes Humanities Guåhan’s future
Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities Website
Statement from Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities
The Molokai Dispatch: DOGE Hits Molokai Cultural Programs
Kauai’i Now: Mellon Foundation to stabilize state humanities councils with $15 millon in emergency funding
Hawaii Public Radio: Kalihi students advance to national history competition amid uncertain NEH funding
Hawaii Public Radio: The Conversation: State legislature; Hawaiʻi History Day competition
KHON2: DOGE cuts hit Native Hawaiian programs
Hawaii Public Radio: How National Endowment for the Humanities cuts are impacting Hawaiʻi
Kauai’i Now: DOGE threatens Hawaiʻi culture with cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities
Idaho
Idaho Mountain Express: Federal humanities funding cuts affect valley libraries, museum
KTVB: Federal funding cuts hit Idaho Humanities Council
Northwest Public Broadcasting: Federal funding cuts, freezes hit Palouse nonprofits
Idaho State Journal: Trump administration’s latest federal cuts hit humanities funding in Idaho
Pullman Radio: Idaho Humanities Council Cancels Grants for Silent Film Festival Following DOGE Cuts
The Lewiston Tribune: Kenworthy impacted by DOGE cuts
Idaho Capital Sun: Trump administration’s latest federal cuts hit humanities funding in Idaho
KBOI: Funding for Idaho Humanities Council programs halted as grants canceled nationwide
Coeur D’alene/Post Falls Press: Museum of North Idaho’s $500K grant in jeopardy
Idaho News: Funding for Idaho Humanities Council programs halted as grants canceled nationwide
Idaho Capitol Sun: Trump administration’s latest federal cuts hit humanities funding in Idaho
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Kenworthy impacted by DOGE cuts
WEHT/WTVW: Federal Cuts Threaten History and Culture in Idaho
Illinois
Statement from Illinois Humanities / Press Release
Impact Statement from Illinois Humanities Program Facilitator
Evanston Now: History Center hit by Trump cuts
Block Club Chigaco: Trump Cuts Millions In Funding To Chicago Museums, Cultural Groups
WTTW: Trump Administration Cuts to NEH Grants Leave Illinois Humanities Facing $1 Million Shortfall
Politico (Illinois Playbook): Funds cut for cultural groups
WBEZ Chicago: Abrupt $1 million loss for Illinois Humanities after Trump cuts funding tap
WCBU Peoria: Abrupt $1 million loss for Illinois Humanities after Trump cuts funding
EIN News: DOGE is Cutting NEH Cultural Funding to Illinois and Across Country
Indiana
Statement from Indiana Humanities
Journal Gazette: A lifeline severed: Federal cuts threaten Indiana Humanities’ mission
Indianapolis Recorder: NEH funding cuts will affect Black humanities scholars, leaders
Indy Star: Museum exhibits, humanities programs across Indiana in peril after federal grant cuts
WRTV: Indy-based museums face uphill battle after federal funding cuts
Indianapolis Business Journal: 3 Indianapolis cultural nonprofits to miss out on $1M in federal support
Mirror Indy: Indiana Humanities to pause grant programs after loss of federal funding
NWI Times: Indiana Humanities calls off grants after federal funding terminated
FOX59: Federal funds cut for Indianapolis organizations, including Children’s Museum
WISHTV: ‘We will have to make hard choices:’ Indiana Humanities loses federal funding
Indy Correspondent: Loss of federal funding affects Indiana Humanities, Vonnegut Museum, other organizations
Iowa
Statement from Humanities Iowa
KWQC: Latest federal cut eliminates museum’s traveling civil rights exhibit in Quad Cities
Des Moines register: ‘It’s brutal:’ Sudden grants cuts devastate Iowa museums, libraries and cultural nonprofits
Axios Des Moines: Federal humanities cuts put Iowa’s local cultural programs on pause
Des Moines Register: National History Day is worth far more than the money Trump is trying to save | Opinion
Storm Lake Times Pilot: Urgent support needed to preserve Iowa’s cultural infrastructure
Kansas
Statement from Humanities Kansas/ Press Release
Kansas Reflector (Op-Ed from Executive Director): Humanities Kansas has given state ‘a better view of the future.’ DOGE cuts threaten mission.
The Kansas City Star: Crosby Kemper: As DOGE targets federal cultural agency I led, its work must go on | Opinion
The Lawrence Times: Federal cuts raise challenges for Watkins Museum, Humanities Kansas
KSNT: Humanities Kansas programs in jeopardy after DOGE cuts
Topeka Capitol-Journal: Trump and DOGE actions mean Humanities Kansas will cut or scale back programs
Kentucky
Statement from Kentucky Humanities
The Paducah Sun: Kentucky Humanities faces funding cuts, threatening community programs
WKYT: Federal cuts could impact humanities programs across Kentucky
Courier Journal (Op-Ed from Executive Director): We want to help Kentucky with flood relief, but DOGE cut our funding
The Herald Leger: Kentucky Humanities announces loss of federal funding
Lexington Herald Leader: Lexington-based KY Humanities loses 70% of annual budget due to DOGE cuts
Frankfort State Journal: DOGE terminates funding for Kentucky Humanities
Louisiana
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Website
Statement from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Maine
Maine Humanities Council Website
Statement from the Maine Humanities Council
Mainbiz: Maine Historical Society director says funding cuts will alter cultural landscape
Press Herald: Maine nonprofits try to navigate funding cuts, unclear rules and an uncertain future
Portland Press Herald: Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding
Maine Public: The National Endowment for the Humanities is terminating grants supplied to cultural organizations
Massachusetts
Statement from Mass Humanities
The Boston Globe: Mellon Foundation provides emergency funding to state humanities councils
The Boston Globe: With a Trumpian wave, heads will roll in the arts and letters
The Boston Globe: Mass. Congressional delegation demands answers from NEH on grant cancellations.
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Termination of $300K federal grant presents ‘an institutional setback’ for PVMA
The Boston Globe: A noble endeavor for a great society is being abandoned
The Boston Globe: ‘I am stunned.’ Mass. cultural groups see federal funding abruptly slashed.
New England Public Radio (413 Podcast): Segment
Greenfield Recorder: Termination of $300K federal grant presents ‘an institutional setback’ for PVMA
Maryland
Press Release on Cuts from Maryland Humanities
Michigan
Statement from Michigan Humanities / Call for Support
The State News: ‘Wholesale slaughter’: MSU loses 10 grants amid National Endowment for the Humanities cuts
Bridge Michigan: DOGE cuts hit Michigan youth programs, reading initiative
TV6: Michigan Humanities suspends grantmaking due to federal cuts
City Pulse: Trump cuts upend state’s humanities programs; Michigan Read on hold
Crains Detroit Business: Historic Model T birthplace halts improvements after feds cancel $500,000 grant
Michigan Public: National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave
Michigan Public: Humanities programs in Michigan will “grind” to halt after DOGE terminates federal funding, CEO says
WNMU: DOGE cuts funding to Michigan Humanities
MidMichiganNow: DOGE cuts Michigan Humanities funding
Minnesota
Minnesota Humanities Center Website
Statement from Minnesota Humanities Center
MPR News: Federal humanities cuts means halting programs in Minnesota communities
The Minnesota Star Tribune: Trump’s first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade wars
MinnPost: DOGE cuts trim funding for arts and humanities efforts in Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi Humanities Website
Statement from Mississippi Humanities
Mississippi (Op-Ed from Editor in Chief): Trump and Musk are attacking the humanities. Mississippians must fight back.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting: The Mississippi Humanities Council says it’s had $1.5 million in federal funding terminated
Mississippi Independent (Op Ed from Program Cacilitator): Musk eliminates funding for Mississippi Humanities Council
Greenwood Commonwealth: State humanities council’s endowment funding terminated
Natchez Democrat: Mississippi Humanities Council says it has been targeted by DOGE; asks supporters to call and lobby for continued federal funding
WJTV 12 News: Mississippi Humanities Council loses funding
Clarion Ledger: DOGE pulls federal funding for Mississippi Humanities Council. See how it affects state
WAPT: Mississippi Humanities Council hit by federal funding cuts
Mississippi Today: Trump order threatens funding for Miss. colleges, cultural centers
SuperTalk Mississippi: ‘I can hear the train coming’: Mississippi leaders scramble after federal education funding abruptly frozen
Missouri
St. Louis Magazine: ‘I was gutted,’ says SLU professor who lost $349K federal grant
Columbia Missourian: ‘A gut punch’: NEH terminations hit Missouri Humanities, University of Missouri projects
St. Louis Public Radio: A new exhibit spotlights Missouri artifacts. Budget cuts make preserving them harder
Columbia Missourian: Cuts to humanities will impact MU professors, renovation projects
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Trump cuts hit Missouri History Museum in St. Louis
KMOV: Missouri History Museum loses funding amid federal cuts
Missouri Independent: Federal cuts put Missouri history, culture and arts at risk
Spectrum News: Federal cuts put Missouri history, culture and arts at risk
Montana
Press Release from Humanities Montana
Daily Montanan: Humanities Montana receives up to $250K from Mellon Foundation (Mellon)
The Daily Yonder: Cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities Hit Rural Montana, Other States Hard
Billings News: Cuts to the NEH threaten Montana’s cultural and educational landscape
Daily Montanan: Humanities Montana budget slashed ‘in furtherance of the President’s agenda’
News From The States: Humanities Montana budget slashed ‘in furtherance of the President’s agenda’
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Humanities Montana budget slashed in latest DOGE cuts
Montana Public Radio: Humanities Montana is hit by Trump cuts
The Missoulian: Humanities Montana budget slashed in latest DOGE cuts
Montana Public Radio: Capitol Talk: Censure in the Senate; Pain in your pocketbook; Public lands in whose hands?
Mountain Journal: Public Opinion Boils Over as Feds Continue Slashing Jobs, Budgets
NBC Montana: Humanities Montana surviving on reserve funds amid federal funding termination
Nebraska
Statement from Humanities Nebraska
Norfolk Daily News: Humanities Nebraska awards grants for Norfolk, Bancroft
Midwest Messenger: Weekly Column by Jaclyn Wilson
1011: Humanities Nebraska to lose 40% of funding amid federal budget cuts
Lincoln Journal Star: Trump cuts to humanities upend Cather, Genoa
Lincoln Journal Star: Humanities Nebraska loses federal grant money
Nebraska Public Media: Humanities Nebraska losing 40% of funding
Nevada
Statement from Nevada Humanities
The Nevada Independent: OPINION: Nevada Humanities holds on amid Trump’s DOGE slash-and-burn efforts
KOLO: DOGE ends funding for Nevada Humanities
Reno Gazette Journal: Read the Trump administration letter that cut Nevada Humanities’ funding
Reno Gazette Journal: Nevada Humanities ‘fighting for survival’ after DOGE cuts to humanities councils
Mineral County Independent: Nevada Humanities loses federal funding
Double Scoop: Federal funding stripped from Nevada Humanities
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Humanities Website
Statement from New Hampshire Humanities
New Jersey
New Jersey Council for the Humanities Website
Statement from New Jersey Council for the Humanities
InDepthNH: Mellon Foundation To Fill Funding Gap For Humanities Caused by Elon Musk’s DOGE
New Mexico
New Mexico Humanities Council Website
Sante Fe New Mexican: The humanities matter — now, more than ever
Source New Mexico: Humanities in Trouble: Former Santa Fe poet laureate bemoans the loss of the New Mexico Humanities Council
Santa Fe New Mexican: Losing humanities funding would be a death blow
Santa Fe New Mexican: New Mexico Humanities Council funding slashed in late-night email
KUNM: NM Humanities council to shut its doors after funding cuts
Source New Mexico: NM Humanities Council will have to close its doors following latest Trump cuts, director says
Los Alamos Daily Post: Op-Ed: As Budget Cuts Loom – Programs For Rural Libraries, Historical Societies, Tribal Organizations, Museums, Teachers, Students, Veterans And Elders Face Devastating Cuts
New York
Statement from Humanities New York
Times Union: Local cultural organizations brace for uncertainty amid federal grant cuts
Hudson Mohawk Magazine (Audio: Humanities NY Loses Grants Funding Due to DOGE
Newsday (Op-Ed from Executive Director): Trump cuts to arts and humanities are a tragic loss
Huntington Now: Whaling Museum Says Federal Funding ‘Abruptly Terminated’
New York Almanak: Trump Attacks on National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) hit New York
North Carolina
North Carolina Humanities Website
Statement from North Carolina Humanities
North Dakota
Humanities North Dakota Website
Statement from Humanities North Dakota/ Action Alert
INFORUM (Op-Ed by Executive Director): Letter: The humanities exist to alleviate human misery—Why have we forgotten that?
North Dakota Monitor: Humanities North Dakota in limbo after loss of federal funding
Ohio
Statement from Ohio Humanities
WVXU: The Mellon Foundation announces ’emergency funding’ for humanities councils
NBC4: Grants for Ohio Humanities councils terminated
BG Independent News: DOGE cleaver cuts deep into Wood County Museum’s finances
The Columbus Dispatch: Trump cuts to humanities grants deal harsh blow to Ohio museums, cultural institutions
Columbus Business First: Ohio Humanities grant program paused amid DOGE cuts
WOSU: Ohio Humanities receives notice its federal grant funds are ‘terminated’
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Local museums are watchful of possible federal funding cuts
Ideastream: Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Oklahoma
Statement from Oklahoma Humanities
OU Daily: Norman art organizations, OU students express concern for future following cuts to federal funding
The Oklahoman: What DOGE-directed cuts to federal funds have Oklahoma arts advocates worried?
KOKH: Oklahoma Humanities loses federal grant support, DOGE halts funding to humanities councils
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma Humanities gets DOGE-directed termination notice, affecting federal funding
KGOU: A devastating loss’: DOGE cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities includes Oklahoma
KFOR: Oklahoma Humanities Council fears future after letter from DOGE
KGOU: NewsBrief: Oklahoma Humanities Faces Significant Budget Cut
Oregon
Statement from Oregon Humanities
Statement from Oregon Delegation
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Humanities faces steep federal funding cuts
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Humanities loses half its income as Trump administration cuts National Endowment grant
Oregon Arts Watch: The war on thought: This time it hits the National Endowment for the Humanities and Oregon Humanities
Willamette Week: Oregon Humanities Is the Latest Victim of DOGE Cuts
KGW News: Segment
Oregon Live: Trump’s latest funding cuts are a massive hit for Oregon’s universities, museums and cultural organizations
Willamette Week: Oregon Humanities Is the Latest Victim of DOGE Cuts
Oregon ArtsWatch: The war on thought: This time it hits the National Endowment for the Humanities and Oregon Humanities
The Lars Larson Show: Segment
Corvallis Advocate: Fed Grants to Oregon Humanities Rescinded, Corvallis Project Put on Hold
Portland Mercury: Good Morning, News: Freak Folk Songwriter Michael Hurley Has Died, PSU Protesters Get Probation, and DOGE Cuts Hit Oregon Humanities
Corvallis Advocate: Amid Trump’s Cuts: An Open Letter from Corvallis’ Arts & Culture Leaders
Pennsylvania
GoErie (USA Today Network): Pennsylvania museums, academics scramble to plug holes from Trump’s humanities cuts
The Tribune-Democrat: FEDERAL FALLOUT | ‘Hate to see it go’: Local groups, community members lament humanities cuts, say NEH funding has lasting impact on region
Pittsburgh Magazine: Collier’s Weekly: Funding Cuts to Local Institutions Are Simply Pointless
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Op-Ed by Executive Director): Opinion: No matter what DOGE believes, the humanities aren’t waste. They are us.
MSN: DOGE slashes millions meant for Philly arts and culture
Centre Daily Times: DOGE slashes millions meant for Philly arts and culture
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council: Trump’s Impact on the Arts: A Running List of Updates
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Pa. library leaders press for new funding options as Trump cuts are set to hit libraries, museums
Lehigh Valley News: During National Library Week, threats feared from DOGE cuts to federal funding agency
Philadelphia Gay News: Culture War Dispatches: Libraries, schools and the arts combat federal rollbacks
Penn Live: Pa. libraries, museums brace for ‘devastating impact’ of Trump cuts
WITF: Tens of thousands of dollars revoked in Lancaster County as Trump dismantles humanities agency
90.5 WESA: DOGE budget cuts hinder restoration of Pittsburgh’s Maxo Vanka murals
90.5 WESA: DOGE cuts at National Endowment for the Humanities hit Carnegie Museums, Phipps and more
Axios Pittsburgh: DOGE cuts Pennsylvania humanities nonprofit’s funding
Daily Pennsylvanian: Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants
Philadelphia Enquirer: DOGE cuts threaten funding to Philadelphia museums, libraries, and more
Philadelphia Citizen: Winners Write the History
Puerto Rico
Humanidades Puerto Rico Website
Statement (in Spanish) from Humanidades Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Website
Statement from Rhode Island Humanities
Providence Business News: DOGE cuts NEH funding for Rhode Island Humanities
The Providence Journal: Op-Ed
South Carolina
South Carolina Humanities Website
Statement from South Carolina Humanities
Index Journal: Fed cancels funding to SC Humanities; local programs could be impacted
The Public’s Radio: The Weekly Catch (min 12:07)
Post and Courier: Future of SC Humanities uncertain following national funding cuts
The State: DOGE slashed humanities funding. What’s getting cut in South Carolina?
South Carolina Public Radio: Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Summerville Journal Scene: NEH terminates federal grant for Dorchester Heritage Center exhibit
WCIV: Dorchester Heritage Center loses $25k federal grant, plans for museum put on hold
South Dakota
South Dakota Humanities Council Website
Press Release from the South Dakota Humanities Council / Talking Points / Call to Action
South Dakota Searchlight: Nationwide donation supports South Dakota Humanities Council after federal funding cut
South Dakota Public Broadcasting: National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave
KELO: DOGE cuts impact non-profit that gives books to students
Dakota News Now: SDHC concerned by federal cuts and how they may impact their work
Tennessee
Statement from Humanities Tennessee
Nashville Banner: Humanities Tennessee receives $250,000 Mellon Foundation Grant
Tennessean: Southern Festival of Books threatened by Trump administration cuts
Nashville Banner: More Tennessee NEH Grants Terminated, Including Yiddish Translation, Fort Negley History
Tennessee Tribune: Letter to the Editor: NEH Funding Terminated for Humanities Tennessee: How You Can Help
Nashville Scene: The Book Ecosystem in Tennessee Is Under Serious Threat
WSMV: Southern Festival of Books at risk after grant funding is cut
Nashville Banner: Southern Festival of Books at risk due to federal cuts
Nashville Scene: Trump Cuts Threaten Southern Festival of Books, Fort Negley Work
Texas
Statement from Humanities Texas
Austin American-Statesman: Dance festival canceled: NEA withdraws grants to more than a dozen Austin arts groups
Glasstire: Humanities Texas Pivots as $2.6 Million Federal Funding is Terminated
Axios San Antonio: San Antonio humanities grants canceled by Trump administration
ABC7: Federal funding cuts leave Texas museums scrambling for new financial support
The Daily Texan: National Endowment for the Humanities grants cancelled, affecting Austin-based projects
USA Today/ Austin American-Statesman: DOGE cut my grant-funded project at St. Ed’s. Our history is worth fighting for | Opinion
Austin American-Statesman: Texas has a rich cultural history. DOGE cuts imperil Humanities Texas’ work | Opinion
KVUE News: Massive budget cuts hit Austin-based nonprofit that supports hundreds of Texas arts, cultural groups
The Lufkin Daily News: Cuts to Humanities Texas to affect East Texas Communities
San Antonio Report: San Antonio museums respond to the latest round of federal funding cuts
San Antonio Express News: DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas
Gilmer Mirror: Historians Defend the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Public Culture
Axios Austin: Austin humanities grants canceled by Trump administration
Reform Austin: DOGE Guts Funding for Texas Humanities Council
Utah
Statement from Utah Humanities
The Salt Lake Tribune: Letter: Utah’s humanities organizations’ record of public service is stellar. May DOGE fail to thwart them.
The Salt Lake Tribune: Voices: Cuts to Utah humanities organizations will further silence voices like mine
KSL: Humanities funding cuts by DOGE will ‘decimate’ service to Utah communities, nonprofit says
The Salt Lake Tribune: Opinion: Trump wants to make American culture great again. This is how he should do it.
Vermont
Statement from Vermont Humanities
Seven Days: Vermont Humanities Receives $200,000 in Emergency Funds
Battleboro Reformer: Letter to the Editor: Humanities and the arts are worth fighting for
Rutland Herald: Vermont Humanities, and others, awarded funds from Mellon Foundation
Vermont Public: Vermont Humanities loses all of its federal funding under latest Trump cuts
Vermont Public: Tracking changes to federal funds in Vermont under the Trump administration
Seven Days: DOGE Looks to Gut Vermont Humanities, Terminate Grants
Rutland Herald: Capitol Beat: Humanities facing potential cuts in Vt.
Virginia
Statement from Virginia Humanities/ Press Release
Charlottesville Tomorrow: Virginia Humanities will move forward despite federal funding cuts, but ‘there’s going to be a lot of pain’
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Op-Ed from ED): Don’t let DOGE destroy our humanities
VPM: Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
The News & Advance: Library of Virginia loses $834K in federal grantsThe Roanoke Times: Plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts
Washington
Statement from Humanities Washington
The Columbian: Local View: Humanities cuts hurt our towns
Yakima Herald Republic: Guest Commentary: DOGE guts National Endowment for the Humanities, threatening Yakima cultural programs
The Seattle Times: Museums, in Seattle and beyond, tell America’s stories. Support them
Spokane Public Radio: Humanities programs in the Northwest lose federal funding
Seattle’s Child: On Politics: News that impacts Washington families
KLEW: Asotin County Library faces severe cuts as federal funding slashes vital grants
KUOW: National Endowment for the Humanities grants to Washington organizations are being cut under Trump
Seattle Magazine: Humanities Washington Fights ‘Midnight’ Cuts
King5: Humanities Washington, other local nonprofits fear federal cuts
Seattle Times: Trump cuts to grants, funding send WA arts organizations reeling
KREM: Humanities Washington and other local nonprofits fearing federal cuts
Axios Seattle: Trump funding cuts hit Washington state hard
Salish Current: Cultural resources require nurturing, not eliminating
Spokane Public Radio: Today’s Headlines: WA humanities orgs hit by funding cuts, Cantwell pushes for oversight on tariffs
OPB: Clark County Historical Museum braces for cuts as DOGE eyes cultural institutions
Cascade PBS: WA cultural orgs face $10M in cuts from Trump administration
West Virginia
West Virginia Humanities Council Website
Statement from the West Virginia Humanities Council
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: DOGE cuts slash funding for Great Bend Museum in Ravenswood
The Real WV: WV Humanities Council issues statement regarding termination of NEH funding
WV Public Broadcasting: Abrupt Loss Of Federal Funds Forces Cuts To Humanities Programs Statewide
The Real WV: (Op Ed from Executive Director) West Virginia’s Cultural Heritage Should Be Defended, Not Defunded
WCHS: West Virginia Humanities Council suspends grantmaking amid funding uncertainty
WOAY: DOGE cuts force West Virginia Humanities Council to suspend grants
WOWK: West Virginia Humanities Council halts grants due to DOGE cuts
Beckley Register-Herald: West Virginia’s cultural heritage should be defended, not defunded
Wisconsin
Statement from Wisconsin Humanities
The Cap Times: Opinion | Wisconsin Humanities is on the chopping block
Isthmus: In jeopardy: Our history, our future, our connection
Channel 3000: Federal funding cuts threaten Wisconsin Humanities programs
Wasau Pilot & Review: Humanities programs across Wisconsin are in peril after Trump axes
Wisconsin Public Radio: Humanities programs across Wisconsin are in peril after Trump axes funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Federal cuts would put Wisconsin Humanities out of business, group says
WMTV: Madison Children’s Museum loses federal grant
The Cap Times: Opinion | Humanities Council head calls cuts a ‘crisis for democracy’
Civic Media: Madison Children’s Museum: Federal Gov’t Owes Us $268,000
Wyoming
Statement from Wyoming Humanities
Buffalo Bulletin: Local arts, history programs react to funding cuts
Gillette News Record: National cuts trickle down to local museum and library
Rawlins Times: DOGE cuts museums’ funding
Cap City News: Wyoming Humanities hit with DOGE funding freeze
Oil City News: Natrona County Library director: DOGE cuts will directly impact local library
Wyoming Public Radio: Wyoming Humanities loses $850000 in federal funding, gutting its budget
WyoFile: Wyoming Humanities hit with DOGE funding freeze
Wyoming Tribune Eagle: Wyoming Humanities urgently seeks public support amid federal funding cuts nationwide
