Following President Trump’s proposal to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the agency abruptly withdrew or canceled grant offers to arts organizations via email, prioritizing projects focused on historically Black colleges and Hispanic students, American independence, and initiatives like supporting veterans, disaster relief, and skilled trades. The move, coinciding with the cancellation of grants for the NEH and IMLS, reflects a shift away from diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and has sparked legal challenges as organizations push back against the administration’s attempts to curtail arts funding. The emails, sent from an unrepliable address, communicated the termination of existing grants and signaled a renewed focus on more traditionally classical artistic styles.