{"id":188895,"date":"2025-04-16T23:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/impact-of-federal-and-state-actions-on-history-organizations-aaslh-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T23:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:38:49","slug":"impact-of-federal-and-state-actions-on-history-organizations-aaslh-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=188895","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Federal and State Actions on History Organizations \u2013 AASLH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/LRNY25V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-114692\" src=\"https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Impact-Survey-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, AASLH is gathering examples of the impact on history organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has your organization also been impacted? We want to hear from you.<\/strong> Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/LRNY25V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>share your story<\/strong><\/a> to help AASLH better understand\u2014and draw attention to\u2014the impact on the field of recent government actions related to history, education, and the workforce.\u00a0<strong>Your response can be kept strictly confidential.<\/strong> We are asking for your email address in case AASLH staff want to follow up for more information. That field is optional.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a sample of the responses we\u2019ve received so far and that we have permission to share:<\/p>\n<h2>Responses Shared as of April 15, 2025<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">The <strong>Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation<\/strong>, an organization dedicated to preserving and memorializing the Heart Mountain World War II Japanese American Confinement Site, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW17046881 BCX0\">ha<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW17046881 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW17046881 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\"> five outstanding grant applications with IMLS, NPS, and NEH worth a total of $1.2 million. The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW17046881 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">unclear future <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW17046881 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">grants at <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">these federal agencies <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW17046881 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">has<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\"> put<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17046881 BCX0\">\u00a0the Foundation in a state of uncertainty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">Due to recent executive actions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\"> against history and cultural institutions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">, the <strong>Maine State Museum<\/strong> is experiencing damaged morale and heightened anxiety among its staff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">, as well as the potential loss of a $245,000 IMLS grant in support of an upcoming exhibition. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">Losing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\"> this IMLS support w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">ould<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\"> pose a significant setback both to installing the new exhibition and to re-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53576843 BCX0\">opening the Museum, which had been tentatively scheduled for April 2026 and will now likely be postponed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"><strong>Historic Red Hook<\/strong>, a small nonprofit organization in New York<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"> that preserve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"> its community\u2019s history, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">maintains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"> a historic site, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">runs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">public programs, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">has not received<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"> payment for its Humanities New York grant due to federal budget decisions. The organization is uncertain <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">as to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\">whether it will ever receive payment and is finding it increasingly hard to find grant programs now that IMLS and similar agencies are experiencing cuts.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84359345 BCX0\"> The organization had hoped to use grant funds to expand its operations and restart school tours.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW84359345 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">The <strong>Jane Addams Papers Project at Ramapo College of New Jersey<\/strong> is supported by the National Historical Publications &amp; Records Commission <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">(of the National Archives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">) and NEH, and the Project has proposals <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">in to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\"> both <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">agencies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">The Project is now <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">experiencing confirmed or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">possible <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">delays<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\"> in decisions and funding on both proposals, meaning they are facing months-long gaps in payment for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">project<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW140608053 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh CommentHighlightRest SCXW140608053 BCX0\">, including funding that pays<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW140608053 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW140608053 BCX0\"> the salaries <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW140608053 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW140608053 BCX0\">for staff<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW140608053 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh SCXW140608053 BCX0\"> This uncertainty is threatening <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">staff morale<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">e project\u2019s overall viability<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140608053 BCX0\">, and complicating efforts to find replacement funding.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW140608053 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\">The <strong>Venice Heritage Museum<\/strong>, a small, one-year old museum in California, took on the stewardship <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\">f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\"> thousands of items donated by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174209107 BCX0\">its community with the understanding that they would hire an archivist to preserve and make accessible this new collection. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh CommentHighlightRest SCXW174209107 BCX0\">A pending grant with IMLS to fund the hiring of this position is now at risk.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh SCXW174209107 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">An <strong>independent museum consultant<\/strong> in Pennsylvania has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">had multiple projects adversely affected by executive <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">efforts to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">hinder funding and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">limit <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">the content of historical work<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">For instance, a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> potential new client who has asked the consultant to write an NEH grant on their behalf has canceled plans to apply<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> as the grant will no longer be funded due to its focus on underrepresented communities.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> In another example, a privately funded project the consultant <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">was<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> working on for a government agency<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> has been paused<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\"> because <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264702614 BCX0\">the content is unlikely to be approved, even though funding is coming from another source.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264702614 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41895788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41895788 BCX0\">A <strong>federal historian<\/strong> reported that articles they had written about the history of Filipinos in the U.S. Army and about a project that resulted in 22 soldiers of Asian American heritage being awarded Medals of Honor for World War II service have been removed from federal websites in accordance with executive orders seeking to inhibit diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The federal historian\u2019s agency is also facing a potential reduction in force<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41895788 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW41895788 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">An <strong>independent history <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">contractor<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\"> in Minnesota who conducts requir<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">ed evaluation of IMLS-supported projects<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">emphasized that federal cuts to IMLS will <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">put independent evaluators out of work. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">These cuts also limit the ability of museums to measure the impact of their programs and services<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96079668 BCX0\">, as well as their capacity to make informed decisions about how to best serve their communities.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW96079668 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">The <strong>Kauffman Museum<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">, located in Kansas,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> is finding that host venues are canceling <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">reservations for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> one of the Museum\u2019s most consistently booked traveling <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">exhibits<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">, \u201cSorting Out Race,\u201d due to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">concerns about the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> content<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> precipitated by executive actions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">. The Museum <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">sends<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> exhibits to Canada and is uncertain of how <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">customs and travel restrictions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\"> from the White House might impede future bookings.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187463383 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW187463383 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Responses Shared as of March 31, 2025<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250685556 BCX0\">Staff at <strong>Cass County Historical Society<\/strong> in Missouri are anticipating disruption to their Institute for Museum and Library Services funding in light of recent executive orders.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250685556 BCX0\"> The organization\u2019s IMLS grant has enabled them to order preservation and archival materials and hire two interns to help process a backlog of donations. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW250685556 BCX0\">The historical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250685556 BCX0\"> society may also lose support it receives via the Freedom\u2019s Frontier National Heritage Area (NHA), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh CommentHighlightRest SCXW250685556 BCX0\">as funding for NHAs is at risk in the FY26 federal budget.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh SCXW250685556 BCX0\"> The prospect of these sources of federal funding disappearing is lowering staff morale, imperiling the organization\u2019s ability to serve its community, and risking the loss of the interns to more stable employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\">The <strong>Ridgewood Historical Society<\/strong> in New Jersey<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\">applied for federal grants through the Institute of Museum and Library Services and National Endowment for the Humanities for an ongoing inventory and improved access project. The project would <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW213040326 BCX0\">benefit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\">numerous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\"> exhibitions, lectures, and other educational programs the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\">institution<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\"> offers as one of the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\">community\u2019s few sources of connection to local history and culture. With these federal grants uncertain and as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW213040326 BCX0\">the historical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\"> society<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213040326 BCX0\"> is ineligible for state grants due to its small operating budget, the project is now at risk.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW213040326 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christiansburg Institute, Inc.<\/strong>, a small Black history museum and cultural heritage nonprofit in Virginia, is fully funded through grants from federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If the recent executive order seeking to downsize IMLS stands, the Institute will be forced to shut its doors, risking the organization\u2019s archival collection, putting five museum practitioners out of work, and closing the only Black history museum in their county.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse<\/strong> in New York is struggling to confirm the status of a National Park Service historic preservation grant the organization received for restoration of the historic site. The Meetinghouse is part of the proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Heritage Corridor\u2014a route expected to drive heritage tourism and economic development\u2014and will be unable to complete the restoration work without the NPS funding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First State Heritage Park<\/strong>, a Delaware state park, relies on federal funding through partner organizations to make possible programs that reach thousands of people. These programs are now at risk. Executive actions against the National Park Service are similarly imperiling the historic site\u2019s fourth-grade field trip event, which is supported by NPS and serves over 1,300 low-income students annually.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>state history agency<\/strong> reported that their state\u2019s legislature is parroting the federal government and that the agency is now subject to a state-equivalent of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The agency reported that they have been required to remove all diversity, equity, and inclusion-related language from their website. The agency\u2019s employees have also been called back into the office full-time without cost-of-living increases or accomodations.<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated April 15, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, AASLH is gathering examples of the impact on history organizations. Has your organization also been impacted? We want to hear from you. 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