This network is critical to the cultural health of states and territories, yet councils are having to take unprecedented steps to survive.| Federation of State Humanities Councils
The move would effectively defund state humanities councils, which provide vital programs and community grants in every state and territory and generate private investment in local economies. (Media Contact: Hannah … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
This investment by the Mellon Foundation in the 56 state and territorial humanities councils follows the sudden cancellation of their federal operating grants earlier this month. April 29, 2025 – … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
[Updated 6/5/2025] On April 2, the National Endowment for the Humanities—acting under the direction of the Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency—abruptly terminated all federal funding for humanities councils. The loss … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
Jump to: American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands On Monday, March 31, the Federation of State Humanities Councils learned that DOGE (Department … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
Jump to Your State: Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | New Jersey | Maryland | Maine | New Hampshire | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont | Virginia … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
Jump to Your State: Indiana | Illinois | Iowa | Michigan | Nebraska | North Dakota | Ohio | South Dakota | Wisconsin On Monday, March 31, the Federation of … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
Jump to Your State: Alabama | Arkansas | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Louisiana | Mississippi | North Carolina | Oklahoma | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils
Save Our Humanities Councils: DOGE Cuts to NEH will Damage Cultural Organizations in Every State April 4, 2025 – UPDATE On April 4, the Federation learned—through our contacts and reporting … Read more| Federation of State Humanities Councils