Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle. But this time, it has unusually specific criteria.

In cover letters accompanying the applications, the institute said it “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.

These would include those that foster an appreciation for the country “through uplifting and positive narratives,” the agency writes, citing an executive order that attacks the Smithsonian Institution for its “divisive, race-centered ideology.” (Trump has said the museum focused too much on “how bad slavery was.”) The agency also points to an executive order calling for the end of “the anti-Christian weaponization of government” and one titled Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again.

https://www.propublica.org/article/institute-of-museum-and-library-services-grant-guidelines-donald-trump

More hypocrisy from the Trump administration.

I'm sure they can come to a compromise arrangement. "The Trump-Smithsonian Institution" has a certain appeal.

I'm in favor of sending more money to Museums and Libraries that want to Make America Great Again.