As per the article: """ The IMLS has a $313 million annual budget and about 70 employees. Its stated goal is to “advance, support, and empower America’s museum

As per the article: """ The IMLS has a $313 million annual budget and about 70 employees. Its stated goal is to “advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. Local libraries are mostly funded by local tax dollars, but the funding they do get from the federal government goes towards things like employee training and technology updates. This is especially critical in more remote areas. """ IMLS activities don't directly fund most libraries and museums but the training, surveys, but they have an impact on the quality of libraries and museums all over our country. I'd encourage HN readers to read about the work of IMLS directly: https://www.imls.gov https://www.imls.gov Or at least until the DOGE-ies destroy and/or censor the IMLS website (probably in progress).