The government reached a settlement in the lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s push to close the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Trump is still trying to shut down the IMLS in his proposed ...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services’s new grant guidelines specifically cite President Donald Trump’s stated vision for U.S. culture. Previously, grant applications were evaluated by merit, ...

After the threats to federal library funding in the past year, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump on February 3 included an increase in federal funding for ...

Center for Photography at Woodstock's IMLS grant was restored after a preliminary court ruling in May. (© Eduard Hueber/archphoto, courtesy CPW) Following a court ruling late last month, the Institute ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday restored library grants after a judge determined attempts to defund and dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were unlawful. “Upon further ...

The Institute of Museums and Libraries (IMLS) released a statement on Wednesday announcing that it is reinstating all of its federal grants, which had been terminated earlier this year. In March, ...

On December 3, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced on its website that it “has reinstated all federal grants.” This action is the result of a permanent injunction ordered on ...

Federal funding cuts are starting to hit U.S. classrooms in unexpected ways, not just through delays from the U.S. Department of Education but through the loss of grants from cultural and library ...

On March 14, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14238 targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for funding cuts. The IMLS is the single largest source of federal funding ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Trump’s executive order targets the IMLS, prompting lawsuits. North Carolina libraries received millions in IMLS grants for programs ...

The federal government has cut millions of dollars in funding to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services in recent months. These actions are ...