Charleston, WV (WOAY) – The West Virginia Humanities Council announced on Monday April 7, 2025, that they will be suspending statewide grantmaking effective immediately.
According to a media release, the WV Humanities Council relies upon federal support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to operate its grants program and to pay out the grants they award.
In early April, the West Virginia Humanities Council as well as every other state humanities council received a Notice of Grant Termination from the NEH, which cancelled federal funds effective immediately, under the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to the notice, no further federal funds are expected for the remainder of 2025.
With no further federal funds expected, and no indication whether any federal support for our work will be restored in the future, the West Virginia Humanities Council must suspend our grantmaking indefinitely, until congressionally appropriated funding is again made available.
WOAY will keep you updated with details on this developing story as they become available.
