National Endowment for the Humanities

Federal Judge Restores NEH Grants; NY History Community Legal Fights Continue

May 8, 2026 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

On May 7, 2026, Judge Colleen McMahon, a senior judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ruled that the mass termination by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) of more than 1,400 grants to support scholars, research institutions, and humanities organizations was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires [a Latin term meaning “beyond the powers”], and without legal effect.”

The decision is one of several issued recently in important lawsuits brought by members of the history and humanities communities of New York State. [Read more…] about Federal Judge Restores NEH Grants; NY History Community Legal Fights Continue

State Humanities Councils Win First Round In Court

August 28, 2025 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On August 6, a federal judge in Oregon ruled that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) acted unlawfully when it ended operating grants to state humanities councils.

The case, brought by Oregon Humanities and the Federation of State Humanities Councils affirmed that these grants — established by Congress more than 50 years ago — are essential to the public humanities and their lawsuit against the Trump regime can proceed. [Read more…] about State Humanities Councils Win First Round In Court

Upstate New York Museum Community Grant Losses: A List

May 7, 2025 by Guest Contributor 6 Comments

From Reddit user Stoic Eeyore comes the following list of known Trump regime impacts on Upstate New York State museum and nonprofits in the cultural sector:

Several institutions have lost Save America’s Treasures grants, designed to conserve important museum items. The Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) received $269,038.00 from Save America’s Treasures in August, to conserve objects from 10 small and mid- size museums in New York State. [Read more…] about Upstate New York Museum Community Grant Losses: A List

A First Ever National Census of History Organizations

June 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced the results of the first ever National Census of History Organizations, an effort to research the size and scope of the history community in the United States. [Read more…] about A First Ever National Census of History Organizations

Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry

July 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded The Green-Wood Historic Fund a prestigious Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant to create a digitized and searchable database of the hand-written records of all interments at Green-Wood in its first century of operation. [Read more…] about Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry

NEH Offers Cultural Institutions Emergency Funding

April 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced new grant guidelines designed to rapidly distribute CARES Act funding to cultural nonprofits affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

This new funding opportunity, NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations, will provide grants of up to $300,000. [Read more…] about NEH Offers Cultural Institutions Emergency Funding

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