If President Donald Trump has his way, the National Endowment for the Arts will be DOA in 2026, according to his proposed budget for 2026, which he released to Congress on May 2.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is one of several organizations on the current administration’s chopping block. Founded by Congress in 1965, the NEA is an independent federal agency and “the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities…


