Employees in the National Foundation were allowed for human sciences: NPR

The National Humanities Foundation (River) personnel were told that they were given to the paid administrative permit that was immediately valid via E -mail late on Thursday night. The news comes two days after 56 states and judicial authorities throughout the country. accepted A letter in which river grants are terminated.

The River did not respond to more than one comment.

A senior River official, who demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the press, confirmed that 80% of the personnel – 80% of the personnel were placed in administrative permission, and that people from program officers and managers. Authority said that a team from the Government Department has visited the river offices in the last few weeks “and then increased pressure”.

At the beginning of this week, Doge said to the River personnel that he would first leave a significant number of employees and cut off their grant programs. reported with New York Times.

Almost half of the River’s budget goes directly to human sciences councils in the US state and judicial authority. The Foundation also supports museums, libraries, protection, history and media projects through a competitive application process.

The Union, which represents many River employees of the American Government Employees Federation Local 3403 (AFGE), says that he condemns these damaging deductions to people and financing. The arbitrary and descending approach to employees and grants is obviously non -American and unacceptable.

Humanities Councils reported that millions of dollars were canceled by the Trump administration in the previous federal grants. This week, the letter they received, REM’s “financing allocations in a new direction in the development of President Trump’s agenda,” he said.

Caroline Lowery, Executive Director Oklahoma Human Sciences CouncilHe said the effect would be “destructive”. Supported projects include the oral dates of the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the archiving material of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

“This will mean deleting our ability to protect and share our history.” He said. He continued: “We have a large two -party support for our study. This is not a partisan issue. These funds were compulsory by the people we chose to represent us as congress and laws were signed.”

“The loss of funds from the River will not seriously prevent our work, but will also reduce the tremendous amount of economic activity that the nevada situation has made the status of art and culture.”

Employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLs) are also administrative To leave This week.

American’s for the Arts (AFTA) CEO Erin Harkey calls the actions against IMLS and the River “an unprecedented threat to culture in America”.

Harkey said that Barr’s elimination of funds to these agencies will harm the local economies in every corner of the country and that the National Art Foundation (NEA) will indicate the recent work. . to work “The art and cultural sector has grown more than twice the total economy between 2022 and 2023.”

“The latest economic figures from the Nea emphasize the importance of these institutions that contribute to the US economy 1.2 trillion dollars and support 5.4 million jobs.”