NASAA Welcomes 2026 Board Members
October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is pleased to announce the election of a new chair and nine members to its board of directors. As part of a rigorous national nomination process, state arts agencies elected these exemplary leaders at NASAA’s 2025 business meeting. David T. Platts…
October 1, 2025
The Government Shutdown
At 12:01 this morning, the federal government shut down. After weeks of brinkmanship, lawmakers in both parties were unable to bridge their differences in time to keep agencies open. While shutdowns have become an almost familiar feature of Washington in recent years, this one carries the same old uncertainties—for federal workers, for the programs they…
Creative Aging, Creative Futures:
New and Expanded Opportunities for State Arts Agencies to Serve Older Adults
September 10, 2025 NASAA is thrilled to announce Creative Aging, Creative Futures, a third joint initiative with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to advance creative aging programs and opportunities through state and jurisdictional arts agencies. This third initiative will build on prior investments in state arts agency creative aging strategies through new grants, peer learning and the continued…
State Arts Agency FY2026 Legislative Appropriations Preview
NASAA has released the State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Appropriations Preview, which provides a snapshot of state and jurisdictional arts agency budgets collected just before the start of most states’ new fiscal year on July 1. It includes information on the total appropriations each state arts agency expects to receive for FY2026 and…
July 14, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Proposes Deep Cut to NEA Funding
July 14, 2025 From: Isaac Brown, Legislative Counsel Vol. 25:01 Legislative Alert: House Appropriations Committee Proposes Deep Cut to NEA Funding Ahead of tomorrow’s markup, the House Interior Appropriations Committee has released its fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The legislation recommends funding the NEA at $135 million—a 35%…
Statement on Cancellation of NEA Grants
May 5, 2025 This past weekend, numerous National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants were terminated. The loss of these funds is a serious blow that will be felt across the nation. The NEA plays a vital role in helping communities to thrive through the arts. Its work touches more than 24 million Americans each…
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