# @iowapublicradio on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGRcnVfJdTH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28272220-iowapublicradio-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-19T23:23:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Iowa Public Radio (@iowapublicradio) — https://gondola.cc/iowapublicradio

## Caption

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal organization that distributes around $200 million in federal grants annually to theaters, museums and other cultural institutions, has revised its grant guidelines for 2026 and eliminated its Challenge America grant intended to extend arts access to "underserved communities."⁠
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The changes also mean that grant applications must not request funding for projects promoting DEI or “gender ideology,” and applicants must not operate DEI programs. The NEA is also encouraging 2026 projects that celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.⁠
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In January, two Iowa organizations were recommended to receive $10,000 each from the last round of Challenge America grants to use for 2025 programming. The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center plans to use its funding to support performances by Rhythm India with associated youth engagement in March — but since the NEA's announcement on Feb. 9, the money has still not been awarded, and the organization's acceptance of the grant offer remains under review.⁠
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Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Executive Director Lindsay Bauer says she hasn't received communication indicating that she should expect any changes to the center's 2025 award and that a lack of information about which future arts grant applications could be rejected has rippling effects throughout the industry. ⁠
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🎭️Read more from IPR’s Josie Fischels at the link in our bio.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iowa Public Radio | @iowapublicradio | https://gondola.cc/iowapublicradio | Radio Station |
| Josie Fischels | @josiefischels | https://gondola.cc/josiefischels | Digital Creator |

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