Impact on the history organizations of federal and state actions – AASLH

The latest federal and state actions create a difficult and uncertain environment for the history area. With your help, AASLH collects examples of impact on historical organizations.

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Answers shared as of April 15, 2025

This Heart Mountain Wild FoundationHeart Mountain World War II is an organization dedicated to the protection and memorable of the American American Arrangement website, has Five prominent grant applications with IMLS, NPS and NH are worth $ 1.2 million. This The future will come one grant These Federal Agencies have put in the case of basic uncertainty.

Due to the latest executive heads Against history and cultural organizations, Maine State Museum experiencing the damaged mood and enhances anxiety among employeesThe potential loss of the IMLS grant of $ 245,000 with the support of the approaching exhibition. Accusation It supports IMLSpush Both creates an important decline to install and reset the new exhibitionIn April 2026, open the museum, which is originally planned and likely to be postponed.

Historical red forkA small non-profit organization in New York This has maintaineds History of his society, protect a historical site and run Public programs, received Due to the federal budget decisions, pay for its humanities for the New York grant. The organization is uncertain like It will not receive any payment and now finds that it is increasingly difficult to find grant programs that have incrimental and similar agencies. He hoped to expand the organization’s operations and use grant funds to restart school tours.

This New Jersey Ramapo College Project of Jane Addams Supported by the National History Publications and Commission of Notes (National Archives) and have the proposals of Neh and Project with both Agencies. The project is now Confirmed or possible cause to delay In decisions and funds related to both proposals, it means that the spaces in the long ones for this this projectincluding paying financing salaries For the personnel. This is threatening uncertainty The mood of employees, the General vitality of the projectAnd it complicates efforts for substitution financing.

This Heritage Museum of VeniceA small, one-year-old museum in California received management of donated thousands of items Society by understanding that they will hire archivists to maintain this new collection and make it accessible. A grant is already at risk to prevent recruitment of this position with IMLS.

One Independent Museum Consultant I have in Pennsylvania There were more than one project negatively affected by the executor efforts to hinders funding and limit The content of historical works. For example, a The adviser plans to apply a potential new customer who asks to write a Neh grant on its own behalf, The grant will no longer be financed because it is already aimed at communities. In another example, a Private Financing Project to Consultant it was We work for a state body starred because Despite another source of content, the content is unlikely to be confirmed.

One Federal Historian The articles written about the 22 soldiers of Asian American heritage in the US military and 22 soldiers of the Asian American were removed from the federal sites in accordance with the II Emergency website, capital, capital and execution efforts. The federal historian agency is also met with potential reduction in force.

One Independent date contractor In Minnesota that requiresAssessment of IMLS supported projects He stressed that the Federal Cuts to IMLs Dismissal of independent appraisers. These cuts also limit the ability to measure the impact of museums and servicesThe ability to make informed decisions on how to serve communities.

This Kauffman MuseumLocated in Kansas, The landlord is to find the abolition of locations Condition for one of the most consistent orders of the museum exhibitionDue to the “sorting of the race” concerns about content collapsed by executive measures. Museum also send Exhibits to Canada and how unaffected Customs and travel restrictions May hinder orders from the White House.

The answers shared as of March 31, 2025

Personnel Cass County Historical Society In Missouri, in the light of the final executive power, the Institute of Museum and Library Services hinders the Institute of Institute. The organization allowed the IMLS grant, to protect them and order archives and rent two practices to process the background of donations. Date Society may also lose the support of freedom borders with the National Heritage Area (NHA). Funding for Nhas FY26 is at risk in the federal budget. This federal financing source allows the prospect of missing, to serve the organization’s society and lose the loss of internships to engage in further stable work.

This Ridgewood History Society In New Jersey Museum and library services and economic services are applied to the inventory and improved access project used through the national contribution of museums and library services and humanities. The project would be benefit this numerous Exhibitions, lectures and other educational programs institution Offers as one The source of connecting to local history and culture of communities. As indefinitely with these federal grants and date society Due to the small operating budget, it is available for state grants, the project is now at risk.

Company Name Christiansburg Institute, Inc.A small black history museum and cultural heritage in Virginia is fully funded through grants from the Institute of Museums and Library Services, including non-profit, federal agencies. If the latest proceedings, the institute, if there is a final proceedings, the institute will be forced to close its doors, offsize the archive collection of the organization, and the only black history museum in the district.

This 1816 Farmington Quaker Bountse It is fighting to confirm the status of the National Park Service in New York, the historical protection of the organization received for the restoration of the historic site was ensured. The meeting house is part of the proposed Harriet Tubman underground railway corridor

First State Heritage ParkDelaware State Park trusts to finance federal organizations through partner organizations to make possible programs reaching thousands of people. These programs are already at risk. Measures against the National Park Service, the fourth-class field trip of the historical site supported by the NPS is serving 1300 low-temperature students.

One State History Agency The federal government of the law of the states occupies the federal government and now the agency has now been exposed to the state equivalent of the government’s efficiency (DOGE) department. The agency said that the website was required to eliminate all variety, capital and entry languages. They called on the agency’s employees, as well as in full-time working hours without living expenses or habitats.

Updated April 15, 2025