This page hosts records released under the Freedom of Information Act, including an internal email sent by Mary Anne Carter, then a senior advisor to the National Endowment for the Arts, to agency staff on May 2, 2025.

In the email, Carter outlines changes to the NEA’s grantmaking under the Trump administration, including the termination of certain grant awards and the withdrawal of pending offers that were deemed misaligned with new administration priorities.

The email also describes notice and appeal procedures for affected grantees and administrative steps related to closeout and final payments.

Read the story: Records show NEA approved Trump-aligned grants as community awards were zeroed

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