National Endowment for the Arts

The literary arts organization centering Black, African and African diasporic artists received a form letter canceling two previously-approved grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Illinois organizations dedicated to the humanities and the arts are asking state lawmakers for help as they scramble to make up for federal funding cuts. One of them is the McLean County Museum of History.

The Trump administration recently issued letters retracting arts grants that, so far, have not impacted NEA-supported projects like the Uptown underpass. But the long-term impact of reduced federal funding will have greatest impact on smaller and rural communities.