LANSING, MI—The Department of Government Efficiency - or DOGE – has terminated and rescinded all funding to Michigan Humanities, one of the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Jennifer Rupp, president and CEO of Michigan Humanities, says the cuts will be devastating, quote – “veterans, high school students, libraries, museums and other community organizations will not receive funding for services our communities depend on.” – end quote
Michigan Humanities has suspended all grant opportunities and programs. The rescinded federal grants total over $900,000 or 90% of the organization’s budget.
Since 2020, MH has awarded over 1,100 grants to organizations for public humanities work in all 83 counties— impacting over 11 million people. It is the only organization in the state that provides free, accessible and inclusive humanities programming across all of Michigan.
