Maine Humanities received its notification that our grant from NEH was cancelled

What is Happening?

DOGE is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff and programmatic funding by over 70%. NEH is currently rescinding grants that have already been appropriated and awarded. On April 2, Maine Humanities received its notification that our grant from NEH was cancelled. This means that our outstanding funding of $525,000 will not be provided. 

For reference, NEH, a small federal agency, has an annual appropriation of $207,000,000. This number may sound impressive to you, but in the context of the federal budget it amounts to a small rounding error. Yet, for every congressional district in the country, especially in Maine, it has a huge impact!

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We need every humanities supporter to make their voice heard. Here are concrete, effective actions you can take now.

Urge your senators and representatives to protect NEH and humanities councils.

You can use this federal action alert from the National Humanities Alliance and paste in our humanities council-focused script.

Let your state and local officials know how this loss of funds will impact your community.

You can use this local action alert from the National Humanities Alliance and paste in our humanities council-focused script.

Thank your senators and representatives for the actions they’ve taken to support the cultural sector.

House District 1: Thank Representative Pingree for her statement in support of the National Endowment for the Humanities (4/3/25) and for signing onto a bicameral letter to the White House and NEH urging continued support for humanities funding (4/21/25).

House District 2: Thank Representative Golden for speaking out in support of Museums and Libraries (4/2/25) and for signing onto a bicameral letter to the White House and NEH urging continued support for humanities funding (4/21/25).

Statewide: Thank Senator Collins for leading a bipartisan push to preserve support for libraries and museums (3/26/25).

Statewide: Thank Senator King for co-sponsoring an Amendment to the Budget Resolution preserving funding for cultural agencies (4/3/25) and for signing onto a bicameral letter to the White House and NEH urging continued support for humanities funding (4/21/25).

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