Many local Michigan humanities programs are losing a key funding source.
On Thursday, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) informed Michigan’s state humanities council, Michigan Humanities, that its federal funding has been terminated.
A “Notice of Grant Termination” that was sent to a state humanities council and obtained by NPR states, “Your grant no longer effectuates the agency’s needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant Agreement and is subject to termination.” The letter continues, “Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities.”…