Taxpayer funds earmarked for Independence Arch in Arlington, per NEH budget

The National Endowment for the Humanities' spending plan reserves $2 million in special initiative funds and $13 million in matching funds for President Trump's proposed Independence Arch in Arlington, Virginia, signaling taxpayer support for the project even as total costs and private funding details remain unclear. The arch, modeled after the Arc de Triomphe and meant to commemorate the 250th anniversary, would sit along a flight path to Reagan National Airport, with potential private contributions from leftover White House ballroom funds.