'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By NPR
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'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
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The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.