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Joint Statement on the National Endowment for the Arts: Important Actions and Resources
Find Out MoreDear valued member of our community, On Friday, many active and pending grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were abruptly terminated. This comes alongside the president’s proposal to eliminate the NEA entirely in the FY26 federal budget.…
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22 Organizations Across the Heartland Receive Cultural Sustainability Awards
Find Out MoreTwenty-two arts organizations across the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) six-state region have received grants of $50,000 through Cultural Sustainability: Operational Impact Grants for Small Arts Organizations, a pilot program supporting culturally driven arts organizations and arts-centric businesses with operating expenses…
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US RAOs Welcome Shannon Daut as National Director
Find Out MoreThe United States Regional Arts Organization (US RAOs) today announced the appointment of Shannon Daut as the US RAO Collective’s first ever National Director. The US RAOs are a national collective of six, place-based, nonprofit arts service organizations that strengthen…