US EditionTrump administration cuts more than $1.3M in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services cut over $1.3 million in grants from several Minnesota cultural institutions in April 2025.
- These cuts resulted from President Donald Trump's March 14 executive order targeting the agency for elimination.
- The affected grants supported diverse projects including digitizing records, preserving language, and enhancing disability access.
- The IMLS pulled $625,000 from the Science Museum and $250,000 from the Walker Art Center.
- Institutions now face significant budget deficits, and Minnesota has joined 20 other states in a lawsuit against the administration.
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How Libraries Are Faring Under the Trump Administration
Adam Webb has worked in and around public libraries for 18 years, and as the executive director of the Garland County Library, he says funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has strengthened the library system. It was an IMLS grant that allowed the library to fund its “bookmobile”—which brings a book checkout system and other services to rural parts of the county in Arkansas, or to those who are unable to visit their ce…
Writing on the wall: IMLS cuts an ‘attack’ on libraries
AROUND THE REGION – In March, President Donald Trump placed the entire staff of the Institute for Museums and Library Services on administrative leave, effectively shuttering the largest distributor of federal funds to our nation’s libraries and museums.
Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions - Austin Daily Herald
Alex V. Cipolle The federal government is pulling museum grants from cultural institutions nationwide, including many in Minnesota. In April, the Institute of Museum and Library Services — the main federal funder of museums and libraries — told the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Walker Art Center, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the Ramsey County Historical Society their grants would be cut. The IMLS pulled $625,000 in grants from the Scien…
Pauli Murray center says federal grant authorized in 2024 has been withdrawn
The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, North Carolina, has announced that a multi-year, $330,800 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services authorized in 2024 has been withdrawn.A news release from the Murray...
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Trump administration cuts more than $1.3M in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions
ST. PAUL — The federal government is pulling museum grants from cultural institutions nationwide, including many in Minnesota. In April, the Institute of Museum and Library Services — the main federal funder of museums and libraries — told the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Walker Art Center, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the Ramsey County Historical Society their grants would be cut. The IMLS pulled $625,000 in grants from the Science Mu…
Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions - Albert Lea Tribune
The federal government is pulling museum grants from cultural institutions nationwide, including many in Minnesota. In April, the Institute of Museum and Library Services — the main federal funder of museums and libraries — told the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Walker Art Center, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the Ramsey County Historical Society their grants would be cut. The IMLS pulled $625,000 in grants from the Science Museum, $250,…
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