Deadline: Thursday, June 5
In May the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) sent grant cancellation notices to dozens of Oregon institutions. These cancellations are a massive blow to many small arts institutions that had already made budget and hiring decisions based on promised federal support, particularly heading into the busy summer season.
We are asking members of congress to sign on to a letter to President Trump urging him to restore these cancelled grants. As of this writing, only Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has signed the letter but we are urging full participation from Oregon representatives. We’ve provided a letter template you can send to the staff member in charge of arts and culture issues for our congressional delegations. Please email these staff members directly.
| Lucas | Lam | Lucas | lucas@mail.house.gov | Staff for Rep. Bynum (D-OR-005) |
| Grace | Banfield | Grace | grace.banfield@mail.house.gov | Staff for Rep. Dexter (D-OR-003) |
| Sophia | Mondragon | Sophia | sophia.mondragon@mail.house.gov | Staff for Rep. Hoyle (D-OR-004) |
| Andrew | Deshler | Andrew | andrew.deshler@mail.house.gov | Staff for Rep. Salinas (D-OR-006) |
| Cristian | Figueredo | Cristian | cristian.figueredo@mail.house.gov | Staff for Rep. Bentz (R-OR-002) |