{"id":7402,"date":"2025-05-05T08:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:39:39","slug":"statement-on-termination-of-nea-funding-for-the-peoples-music-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/statement-on-termination-of-nea-funding-for-the-peoples-music-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Termination of NEA Funding for The People\u2019s Music School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7402\" class=\"elementor elementor-7402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c049c34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c049c34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3023b91\" data-id=\"3023b91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf2663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf2663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Friday, I was informed via email that The People\u2019s Music School\u2019s National Endowment for the Arts award had been terminated effective May 31, 2025.<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, we had already completed all the requisite reporting and received the funds from the award in full for the project that the grant intended to support. However, it was a jarring and disappointing message to receive, and it made me feel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/05\/03\/nx-s1-5385888\/sweeping-cuts-hit-nea-after-trump-administration-calls-to-eliminate-the-agency\">in solidarity with other organizations<\/a> that were relying on the funding that had been committed for their winning projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In part, the message reads:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fbafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74fbafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation&#8217;s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities. The NEA will now prioritize projects that elevate the Nation\u2019s HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions, celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, foster AI competency, empower houses of worship to serve communities, assist with disaster recovery, foster skilled trade jobs, make America healthy again, support the military and veterans, support Tribal communities, make the District of Columbia safe and beautiful, and support the economic development of Asian American communities. Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration\u2019s agenda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your project, as noted below, unfortunately does not align with these priorities:<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose: To support a free instrumental music instruction program for youth.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5426aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5426aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/about\/mission-vision-values\/\">The mission of The People\u2019s Music School<\/a> is to deliver access to the benefits of high-quality, tuition-free music education. Ninety-four percent of our seniors go on to attend college, including minority-serving institutions, when only 65% of CPS students do the same. Our alumni become doctors, tech executives, community leaders, accomplished musicians, and more. Fifty-five percent of our students are Latino, and 28% are Black. Seventy-five percent of our students come from households with less than $50,000 in family income. This year, our students have secured full scholarships to extremely competitive colleges on the basis of their merits. A representative quote from a parent of one of our seniors: \u201cThe People\u2019s Music School has challenged my daughter to do new things, hard things &#8211; and grow and mature in ways I never could have imagined.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The landing page of the NEA, accessed today,\u00a0 states:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57579ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57579ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f93a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f93a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is my hope that the NEA will, in the future, re-center its essential mission to foster and sustain an environment in which the arts can benefit everyone. We are very grateful for the NEA\u2019s past support and recognition of our work.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We remain grateful also for the steadfastness of our philanthropic supporters, who recognize the value of 100% tuition-free, high-quality arts education. Your support is more essential now than ever.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In service,<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7403\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-1070x485.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miriam-Owens-Signature-1.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miriam Goldberg Owens<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The People\u2019s Music School<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, I was informed via email that The People\u2019s Music School\u2019s National Endowment for the Arts award had been terminated effective May 31, 2025. 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