The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has recently notified its grantees, including state humanities councils, that their funding is being cancelled. This decision comes as part of an initiative to allocate funds towards "a new direction in furtherance of the president's agenda." NEH, a key agency for federal funding in the arts and humanities, has a fiscal allocation of $207 million for 2024, but this abrupt cancellation is significantly impacting projects and state agencies like CT Humanities, which is losing $1.5 million from its budget. Stakeholders emphasize the critical importance of the arts and humanities.
"Arts and humanities may feel to some like abstractions-nice but not necessary-they are not...We should recognize arts and humanities for what they truly are...invaluable."
"The funding changes were informed by the agency's shifting direction to further the president's agenda, impacting state humanities councils significantly."
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