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Originally Posted by Socialite
It wouldn't be Fed money.
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The application is one of 270 from nonprofit and government organizations that have applied to get a piece of $17 million in grants from the Lower Manhattan Community and Cultural Enhancement Fund. Applicants must provide cultural and community programs or projects that benefit the lower Manhattan community. The grants will range from $100,000 to $1 million per organization. The deadline for applications was Nov. 4.
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Go ahead and tell us where the money comes from.
According to the Weekly Standard:
The application was submitted under a “community and cultural enhancement” grant program administered by the
Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corporation (LMDC), which oversaw the $20 billion in federal aid allocated in the wake of 9/11 and is currently doling out millions in remaining taxpayer funds for community development