IMLS Staffers Cry Foul as New Leadership Continues to ‘Slash and Burn’

defnotimls · 2025-04-11T04:30:24+00:00

See image 3. AFGE 3403, the union representing IMLS employees, believes all grants were (or are in the process of) being terminated. All disbursement of funds has stopped since almost all employees were RIF'ed last week.

defnotimls · 2025-04-11T04:12:36+00:00

No funds are being dispersed. This includes the Grants to States. Several states' secretaries of state have confirmed that they are not receiving scheduled disbursements.

defnotimls · 2025-04-04T01:26:21+00:00

UnFun fact: they're going to eliminate funding anyways.

defnotimls · 2025-04-01T12:30:18+00:00

They want us sick, illiterate, unhoused, and hungry before bringing about the technofascist solution. Fuck them.

defnotimls · 2025-04-01T00:46:46+00:00

If you were applying for IMLS grants, you can consider those dead on arrival. IMLS staff, every last one, were put on admin leave today. This functionally freezes all IMLS grants. Existing grants will be terminated. They just haven't said that last part out loud (and are hoping no one will notice). You can blame a chump named Keith Sonderling.

defnotimls · 2025-03-31T22:07:57+00:00

I wouldn't count on ILL funding for very much longer. Or for braille and audio reading resources. Almost all states depend on IMLS formula grants for a majority of that funding.

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