19 agencies on the president’s chopping block: How much would they save?
President Donald Trump wants to eliminate funding for 19 small, independent federal agencies, according to his fiscal 2018 budget blueprint. In total, these age...
The NEA is an independent federal agency that oversees funding and support of the arts. Congress established it 1965, and it’s the largest national funder of nonprofit arts in the U.S. The majority, or 80 percent, of NEA’s appropriation is distributed as grants and awards to various organizations around the country.