The Senate Appropriations Committee just rejected President Trump’s proposal to eliminate the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities — instead approving $207 million in funding for each Endowment in the FY26 Interior Appropriations bill.

✅ The bill also protects funding for the Smithsonian Institution and ensures the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women’s History Museum remain open.

🗳️ Next up: A full vote in the House of Representatives. Every Member of Congress will weigh in — and your voice matters.

📣 Now is the time to act. Contact your Representative and urge them to:

• Support $207...

UPDATE AS OF 4/4/2025 - The Trump administration made drastic cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), placing 80% of its staff on indefinite administrative leave and canceling all open grants issued under the Biden administration. These extreme cuts were made by DOGE, part of Elon Musk’s government restructuring effort. The move has drawn strong criticism from humanities advocates, who warn that it could devastate state humanities councils and cultural institutions that rely on NEH funding.

► Read the full statement from the National Humanities Alliance.

On Monday, March 31, 202,5 we learned that the Department of...

*UPDATE AS OF 5/1/2025*: 

A D.C. Federal District judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This decision responds to a lawsuit filed by the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which challenged the legality of President Trump's executive order aiming to eliminate the agency. The restraining order prevents further staff layoffs and grant terminations at IMLS while the court
evaluates the case.

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*UPDATE AS OF...

The Live Theatre Tax Credit Bill (S3503) aims to augment New Jersey's arts and entertainment industry by incentivizing commercial live entertainment producers to choose our state as a destination for launching pre-Broadway productions and/or national tours, through mutually beneficial partnerships with New Jersey nonprofit theaters. With the recent film tax credit as a percent, the live theatre tax credit will be crucial for enhancing New Jersey's competitiveness with neighboring states, and has the potential to boost New Jersey’s economy by generating jobs, increasing local, regional, and out-of-state tourism, and ensuring that it remains a...