While some companies can quickly plug the holes in their budgets for now, the ripple effects of across-the-board cutbacks to federal arts funding may be long-lasting and felt by the most vulnerable.
Arts organizations, including dozens of theatre companies, had NEA grants withdrawn or terminated late last week, and leadership resignations at the endowment bode ill.
The administration’s 2026 budget comes at a time when the future of NEA staff and grant programs remains in doubt.
The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the “gender ideology” language is still part of the grant awarding process.
Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.
Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic ‘America250’ projects.
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The new program will provide grants of of $65,000 to $130,000 to organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity.
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
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