One thing the Trump Administration may do is teach us to rely more on one another. The National Endowment for the Humanities cut funding for state humanities councils across the country. Of the money cut, $17 million will be used to support the National Garden of American Heroes, the really tacky project that Trump plans to organize. (He is picking the “heroes.”)
The Mellon Foundation had announced that it will provide $15 million in emergency funding to the state humanities councils. The Foundation’s President, Elizabeth Alexander, said the grants would help to preserve humanities programs, particularly in rural states that don’t have much private philanthropy.
The National Endowment provides money for museums, historical sites, cultural festivals, and community projects.
The National Garden of American Heroes will include statues to Johnny Cash and Whittaker Chambers.
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