Arts & Entertainment. North Texas arts groups respond to federal agency’s cuts to DEI programs The National Endowment of the Arts has canceled a grant that supports sensory-friendly ballet shows ...

The NEA will no longer fund many arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants for 2026 that have funded programs for underserved communities for ...

The National Endowment for the Arts canceled its 2026 Challenge America grant, which ... The NEA did not, however, provide any explanation for what they view as DEI programs. ...

Ballet North Texas and Flamenco Fever, who were announced as 2025 Challenge America grantees, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Tuesday meeting, but in a previous ...