Nonprofit Focused on Restoring Cultural Sites Affected by State Department Cuts to Foreign Aid

Nonprofit Focused on Restoring Cultural Sites Affected by State Department Cuts to Foreign Aid

The U.S. Department of State’s recent cuts to foreign aid grants is expected to affect New York nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF), which has lost seven grants totaling more than $800,000, the Art Newspaper reported Tuesday.  The cuts affect restoration efforts in Algeria, Benin, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, and Iraq. The broader policy shift, part of the White House’s “America First” agenda, which seeks to move resources…