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Congress Appropriates $40M for Trump’s Statue Garden as White House Delays Timeline

NEH grants remain available through fiscal 2028 despite a revised completion goal at the end of President Trump’s second term

Men work on the face of Jefferson at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, during the 1940s.
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This illustrative site plan by Storyland Studios provided by the South Dakota Governor's Office shows a mockup of the National Garden of American Heroes.
This rendering shows a statue design submission for Whitney Houston for the National Garden of Heroes.

Overview

  • The tax and spending megabill enacted on July 3 provides $40 million to the NEH for the National Garden of American Heroes.
  • A White House spokesperson confirmed the administration now aims to finish the monument by the end of President Trump’s second term.
  • An April NEH notice requires grantees to start statue production by October 1 and deliver life-size works by June 1, 2026.
  • No final location has been chosen, with South Dakota’s Black Hills among proposals facing opposition from Indigenous groups.
  • Awarded grants must fund life-size sculptures in marble, granite, bronze, copper or brass with funds available through fiscal 2028.