"Work at the top cultural funding agencies in the United States-the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-has been quietly picking up, after the administration of US President Donald Trump and its Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) slashed staff and cancelled grant programmes this spring. But the coming months will reveal what form of arts support these agencies will provide,"
"The NEA has been the most active of the agencies. According to several sources, including grantees, some of the funding promised for the 2025 fiscal year by the NEA, which was abruptly cancelled in May, has been recouped by arts organisations, either through a grant appeals process set up by the agency or by submitting receipts for costs already incurred."
"But groups that had only been notified that their projects had been approved for a grant, which was later withdrawn, have had less luck, unless they were able to show that their projects supported one of the areas the Trump administration has identified as policy priorities, such as art that relates to health and wellbeing, or works tied to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026."
Top U.S. cultural funding agencies — the NEA, NEH and IMLS — have begun restoring operations after staff cuts and cancelled grant programmes under the Trump administration. Congressional budget negotiations this autumn and the effects of executive orders on cultural output will determine future support. The NEA has actively recouped some 2025 funding through a grant appeals process and reimbursement of expenses. Organizations with signed grant agreements recovered roughly 80–90% of funds; those only notified of approvals generally recovered less unless projects aligned with administration priorities such as health-related art or the 2026 250th anniversary.
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