The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $79 million in grants for 290 humanities projects and programs this summer. “NEH grants help bring humanities experiences to Americans across the country,” said Chairman William D. Adams. “Our funding supports museums, libraries and cultural institutions, and the local state councils that create and sustain humanities programs in their communities. Through films, original research, and new intellectual insights, our grants strengthen the nation’s cultural fabric and identity.”
Institutions, scholars, and humanities organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories will receive NEH support. Twenty-eight AASLH members were among the grant winners, and their total grants amount to over $9 million dollars. We congratulate them all on the hard work that led to these awards, and look forward to seeing the results of their endeavors.
Brooklyn Historical Society (members since 1999)
Brooklyn, NY
$60,000
Colorado Historical Society/History Colorado (members since 1994)
Denver, CO
$200,000
Connecticut Humanities Council (members since 2006)
Middletown, CT
$689,450
Delaware Historical Society (members since 1941)
Wilmington, DE
$300,000
Georgia Humanities Council (members since 2000)
Atlanta, GA
$900,960
Georgia Historical Society (members since 1979)
Savannah, GA
$154,921
Detroit Historical Society (members since 2000)
Detroit, MI
$40,000
Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, Inc. (members since 2006)
Townsend, TN
$1,000
The Henry Ford (members since 1989)
Dearborn, MI
$179,912
Historic Hudson Valley (members since 1979)
Pocantico Hills, NY
$83,443
Humanities Tennessee (members since 1996)
Nashville, TN
$784,580
Indianapolis Museum of Art (members since 2001)
Indianapolis, IN
$190,000
Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. (members since 2015)
Lexington, KY
$714,870
Levine Museum of the New South (members since 2000)
Charlotte, NC
$400,000
Maine State Library (members since 2002)
Augusta, ME
$275,000
Makah Cultural and Research Center (members since 2002)
Neah Bay, WA
$232,000
Minnesota Historical Society (members since 1941)
St. Paul, MN
$600,000
Missouri Humanities Council (members since 2000)
St. Louis, MO
$778,080
Montana Historical Society (members since 1979)
Helena, MT
$49,263
National Museum of American Jewish History (members since 1998)
Philadelphia, PA
$325,000
Newberry Library (members since 1941)
Chicago, IL
$134,242
Ohio Historical Society/Ohio History Connection (members since 1941)
Columbus, OH
$379,596
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (members since 1995)
Deerfield, MA
$179,431
State Historical Society of Iowa (members since 1941)
Des Moines, IA
$275,000
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (members since 2016)
Charlottesville, VA
$854,860
West Baton Rouge Museum (members since 1979)
Port Allen, LA
$1,000
West Virginia Humanities Council (members since 2000)
Charleston, WV
$635,130
Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum (members since 2010)
Bonner Springs, KS
$1,000
