Trump Budget Calls For Elimination Of National Endowment For The Arts
Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, as his administration also has taken steps to pull back grants that have already been awarded.
The NEA received an appropriation of $207 million in the most recent fiscal year.
Earlier this year, the NEA announced a shift in grant priorities to projects in support of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The NEA also canceled another grant program, Challenge America. That program had an emphasis on “small organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities.”
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 3, 2025 8:45 PM
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Meanwhile, some arts groups have reported getting notice that grants that have already been awarded are being withdrawn. Portland Playhouse said that the NEA informed them on Friday evening that a $25,000 grant to support a production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” was being rescinded.
“To receive this news on the eve of opening night is deeply disappointing,” the playhouse said in a statement. “While we have no plans currently to cancel our production, moving forward without the support of this critical funding presents a significant challenge for our company.
“We know we’re not alone. Arts organizations across the country are grappling with reduced support at a time when the need for community, connection, and cultural expression is vital. Your support of our cultural institutions is more crucial now than ever before.”
In his first term, Trump’s budgets repeatedly called for the elimination of NEA funding, but Congress, which sets the budget, ignored that proposal. Instead, NEA funding steadily increased during his first term.
Trump’s latest budget proposal also calls for eliminating funding to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, along with a host of other small agencies.
Trump already signed an executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, but that dismantling has been challenged in court. On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from doing so, per the AP.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 3, 2025 7:36 PM
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R1 Its just awful what Trump is doing. I hate him.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 3, 2025 7:38 PM
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Yeah who needs art!? That for queers!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 3, 2025 7:50 PM
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Everyone pays about one stamp’s worth of taxes to fund the NEA.
All this is to try to cut taxes for the wealthy
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 3, 2025 8:09 PM
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No, it's to punish anyone or any group or organization that he perceives is "woke" or a threat to him. It's all about retribution.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 3, 2025 8:31 PM
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He'll never contribute positively to society. Neither will his family. And no one will ever love him.
Keep eating those Big Macs, Donald.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 3, 2025 8:45 PM
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