Summer Policy Updates and Action Plan
In This Issue: League Joins Comments on Proposed Federal Grant Rules; New Court and Congressional Action on Visas; Know Your Bow: Next Steps in Conservation; August Checklist: Meetings and Messages
In This Issue: League Joins Comments on Proposed Federal Grant Rules; New Court and Congressional Action on Visas; Know Your Bow: Next Steps in Conservation; August Checklist: Meetings and Messages
In This Issue: Speaking Up for Artist Visas; Know Your Bow: Details on U.S. and EU Policies; Stay Informed As Federal Grant Rules Shift; New Earnings Test Narrows Student Loans; and Tax Policy’s Links to Latest Giving Trends
In This Issue: Contact Congress: Support Federal Arts and Education Funding! Humanities Endowment Ordered to Reinstate Grants; New Tools to Fight Ticket Fraud; Creative Expression and Collective Courage; and Capitol Hill Comes to Your Hometown this July and August
In This Issue: Tax Law and Giving Trends; NEA Awards More FY26 Grants; Advocacy Needed for FY27; NEA Report Links Participation to Civic Engagement; Here for You: Visa Assistance and Guidance; Form 990 Changes Proposed
In This Issue: Congress to Speak Up on Artist Visa Delays; Know Your Bow: New Sales Rules in Place; Federal Grant Compliance Rules Under Revision; Did You Know? A Non-Itemizer Deduction Is Available; Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month
In This Issue: Congress Preserves NEA Funding as FY26 Grants Roll Out; Learn Essential Next Steps for Bow Owners; Visa Processing Changes and Challenges; How Will 2026 Charitable Giving Respond to Tax Policy Changes?
In This Issue: Action: Your Voice Makes a Difference: Plan Ahead for 2026; Know Your Bow: What’s New and Next; NEA Launches FY27 Grant Guidelines and Announces New Awards; Tax Policy Changes Spur Adjustments to Individual Giving
On Friday, December 5, the 185 global parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will vote on final approval of new international rules for the pernambuco wood used for bows for stringed instruments.
In This Issue: Action: Shutdown Ends, Advocacy and Federal Action Continues; Latest News on NEA Grants Process; Action Next Week on Worldwide Use of Bows; Major Programmatic Transfers from U.S. Department of Education; Individual Giving Adjusts as Tax Policies Change; Visa Processing Address Changes: Grace Period Ends Next Week
In This Issue: Action: NEA Advocacy Continues Amid Government Shutdown; Visa Updates: Shutdown Impact Plus Major Processing Changes; Know Your Bow: CITES Policy Decisions Ahead; Ticket Fraud Policies Under FTC Review