My tiny, rural, out in middle of nowhere museum in New Mexico has received
NEH and IMLS funds.  So have the larger institutions in New Mexico and
other parts of this region.  Perhaps it is not discrimination, but simply
not enough funds for everybody, especially in densely populated areas like
New England.  The insufficient funding needs to be addressed, especially in
light of the damage the new tax law will do to our field and to related
fields.  I have heard the same thing at museum foundation meetings, Kiwanis
meetings, and fraternal foundation meetings, that average people lost a tax
incentive to donate to charitable organizations, which will hurt us when it
comes to raising funds.

Thank you,

Michael R
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On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:18 AM, William Hosley <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have my own beef with NEH, NEA and PBS. If I had my way they’d block
> grant all the money to the state councils. I have long assumed that 90% of
> NEH grants go to the richest biggest 10% of museums. I heard a rep from NEH
> at an AASLH session complain that there are 20 entire states they wish they
> had (more) applications from. The problem always is a lack of a viable
> feedback loop.
>

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