The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently cancelled significant grants to various organizations across the US to reallocate those funds towards the construction of President Trump's National Garden of American Heroes. This decision, which may face legal scrutiny for potential violations of fund allocation laws, was communicated by NEH's acting chair, Michael McDonald. The move is part of Trump’s broader initiative to create the sculpture garden ahead of the US's 250th anniversary in 2026, reviving plans initially proposed during his presidency.
One week after abruptly cancelling grants worth tens of millions of dollars that had been awarded to organisations large and small across the US, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is now redirecting those funds to building one of President Donald Trump's pet projects, the so-called "National Garden of American Heroes".
According to the Times, the agency's acting chair, Michael McDonald, told the members of the National Council on the Humanities in a meeting on Wednesday (9 April) that the NEH will redirect its funds to support Trump's priorities, in particular plans for the sculpture garden-a project he first floated during his first term.
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