Approximately two-thirds of the National Fund for Humanities Employees were fired on Tuesday. The agency plans to issue half of the grant for next year.
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According to their union, a coalition of local 3403 US government officials, “About two-thirds of humanities staff at the National National Base will lose their jobs on June 10th.
“Without the appropriate planning needed to ensure continuity in operations, major institutional restructuring is underway,” the local said in a statement. “These dramatic changes represent existential threats to individuals and individuals who rely on support from the NEH to research, preserve and interpret our shared heritage.
Agent employees were not part of a lawsuit where there are other cuts currently pending forced efforts.
The National Fund for the Humanities did not respond to a request for comment.
It is expected that fewer than 60 employees will remain. The agency has a $207 million budget to fund humanities programs such as history, law, literature, philosophy and linguistics.
In early April, NEH ended more than 1,000 existing grants, including National History Day Competition in all 50 states and grants from the State Humanities Council.
The agency is already quietly posting. Approximately half of fundraising opportunities will not be offered next year or will not be offered at all.
Among the grants that agencies will no longer offer next year are Hispanic institutions, tribal agencies, training for K-12 teachers, and research into endangered species language and war experiences.
The preserved grant includes a 250th anniversary project, including a well-known American statue garden.