State Advocacy Updates
- House Bill 5006, a bill which allocates $8.275 million in grants to 13 different arts and culture organizations (including some OMA member institutions), has passed and has received Governor Kotek's signature as of August 7th. Learn more about the bill and grant recipients here.
- Despite strong efforts and support from Oregon's nonprofit community, Senate Bill (SB) 602, the Nonprofit Grant and Contract Modernization Act has failed to pass the 2025 Oregon legislative session due to budgetary and timing concerns. It is currently too early to be sure if the bill will be reintroduced in 2026.
- Oregon legislature has advanced House Bills (HB) 3048, 3189, and 3191. These bills are related to funding Oregon arts and culture, and are currently being reviewed by the Joint Committee On Ways and Means. These bills offer funding to empower community arts and culture spaces.
Federal Advocacy Updates
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In July, the House Appropriations Committee released the FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee bill draft. The bill includes the same amounts of funding as FY2025 for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), rejecting the budget cut requests made by the President, and includes a provision to reauthorize the HPF until September of 2026. The bill also includes a call for a $213 million cut to the National Park Service and a $144 million cut to the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities. The bill was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on July 22nd. The Senate is currently working on its version of the bill, and has yet to announce a hearing schedule on the matter.
On August 7th, the Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking Executive Order (EO) was signed. This EO makes changes to the way grants are to be overseen, awarded, and terminated by federal agencies. To see the National Council of Nonprofits chart on how this EO and others affect nonprofits, including analysis of the Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking EO, follow this link.
National Museums Advocacy Day
The American Alliance of Museums hosted 2025's Museums Advocacy Day in Washington D.C. on February 24 and 25. You can continue to join in from your neck of the woods using these resources.
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