May 14, 2025: 1000 Cuts

Basically since January 21st, we’ve been hearing about federal cuts to agencies its supported and run for decades, and seeing the carnage to programming, businesses, and federal departments themselves as the dominoes continue to fall. From the USDA to the NSF, from Health to the Humanities, greater infrastructure to academics, the Library of Congress to the NEA, it seems like no industry is immune to the removal of important grants and programs.It was only a matter of time before the many arts and service organizations that we speak to were also affected, so today, we’re speaking with people from a wide swath of the organizations in the area who’ve seen their federal grants and funding disappear, or are currently unsure of where their federal funding may end up. We’ll hear from Sally Loomis of Hilltown Land Trust, Claire Higgins of Community Action Pioneer Valley, Jim Hicks of The Massachusetts Review, and Ilan Stavans of Restless Books, and review some of what organizations who've spoken with us this year have said about their operations, plus a glimpse at the official statements of some of the other local organizations that are now attempting to deal with the fallout of these rescissions as we attempt to address the federal funding elephant that’s been cut out of the middle of our 4 counties.