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The Cayuga Museum of History & Art was awarded the grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, in 2023. The grant was matched by a donor, Brad Schwartz, and funded a curator position for two years. The museum hired Haley Boothe to serve as curator and develop an interpretive plan for an exhibit on Cayuga County's history.

In a Thursday, the museum announced it received notice the grant "has been terminated." According to the museum, the Institute for Museum and Library Services said it "determined that your grant is unfortunately no longer consistent with the agency's priorities and no longer serves the interest of the United States and IMLS program."

Kirsten Gosch, executive director of the museum, told 水果派AV that she will reallocate funds to continue the project. But she added that it is "a huge blow to our limited budget and will be extremely challenging to maintain without the federal funding and puts the future of the project in peril."

Trump in March that targeted seven federal agencies, including the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The order states the entities should eliminate their "non-statutory components and functions," while reducing their statutory functions and workforce "to the minimum presence and function required by law."

Shortly after the order was issued, Politico the staff at the Institute for Museum and Library Services was placed on paid administrative leave. The agency has approximately 75 employees.

The Institute for Museum and Library Services was established as an independent federal agency in 1996. Its mission is to "advance, support and empower America's museums, libraries and related organizations through grantmaking, research and policy development."

The agency's budget totaled $294.8 million in the 2024 fiscal year. While there were administrative costs and funding for research, most of the appropriations went to libraries and museums.

Other Auburn-area institutions have benefited from the agency. In 2022, Seymour Library was awarded a $17,500 grant. The Cayuga Museum previously received a $50,000 grant in 2020.

Lisa Carr, director of Seymour Library, told 水果派AV the library has already received the grant. However, the New York State Library will lose $8.1 million from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The loss of funding will affect positions and programs that support libraries and museums in New York.

In a statement, the Cayuga Museum said its mission is "to tell the story of Cayuga County through everyone's perspective, and we will continue to uphold our values and create programs and exhibitions that represent all of us."