[CASL-L] Fwd: NEH Funding Cuts Threaten the Future of Connecticut's Digital History Resources

[Melissa Thom]

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Please take some time to reach out to your state representatives to share
your thoughts about these potential losses! More info below!!
NEH Funding Cuts Threaten the Future of Connecticut's Digital History
Resources


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From: Emma Wiley, CT Humanities <connecticuthistory at cthumanities.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Subject: NEH Funding Cuts Threaten the Future of Connecticut's Digital
History Resources
To: Melissa <joyfullearning at melissathom.com>


Your Action is Needed to Save Vital Educational Resources!
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NEH Funding Cuts Threaten the Future of Connecticut's Digital History
Resources
*Your action is needed to save vital educational resources that preserve
and share Connecticut's history.*

We are reaching out with urgent news that directly impacts
ConnecticutHistory.org and Teach It's ability to continue serving as some
of Connecticut's premier digital history resources. On April 3rd, the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) terminated all funding to CT
Humanities, effective immediately.
What This Means
ConnecticutHistory.org and Teach It rely entirely on NEH federal funding
through CT Humanities. These platforms currently serve:

   - *1+ million visitors a year* seeking to connect with Connecticut's
   rich history
   - Access to *over 1,300 articles* documenting Connecticut's diverse
   historical narrative on ConnecticutHistory.org
   - *100+ classroom-ready lesson plans* used by educators across the state
   available on Teach It

While CT Humanities will maintain operations in the short term, without
restoration of federal funding or additional state funding, we may face
difficult decisions about the future of these valuable resources that have
become essential tools for educators, students, researchers, and history
enthusiasts throughout Connecticut and beyond.
What You Can Do
This is advocacy season and your voice matters now more than ever. Here is
how you can help:

   - *Reach out to your state legislators* to inform them about these cuts
   and their potential impact on Connecticut's cultural resources. Find
   your state representative here
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   .
   - *Join us on May 7th at the Connecticut State Capitol* for Arts,
   Culture, and Tourism Advocacy Day to show our legislators the value of CT
   Humanities and our many partners in the cultural sector. Learn more and
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   - *Contact your Congressional representatives TODAY* to urge them to
   restore NEH funding for all state humanities councils and other important
   humanities projects around the country. Click here
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   values Connecticut's history and educational resources.
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   - Read our full advocacy brief, including CT Humanities Executive
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