Overview

• The NEA terminated hundreds of 2025 grants, citing alignment with the administration’s new priorities, including patriotic and commemorative projects.
• All ten NEA discipline directors and multiple senior leaders have resigned, further destabilizing the agency as the administration proposes its dismantling in the 2026 budget.
• Private foundations, including the Warhol and Frankenthaler Foundations, have launched an $800,000 emergency fund to support arts programs impacted by the cuts.
• Local arts organizations across the U.S. face financial uncertainty and program cancellations, with many filing appeals to the NEA’s grant terminations by week’s end.
• Legal and advocacy efforts are escalating, with arts groups and state humanities councils pushing to restore federal arts funding and protect cultural institutions.