The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $21.7 million in grants for more than 200 humanities projects and programs this summer. “NEH grants matter in the many communities we serve around the country –in preserving cultural heritage, supporting local cultural organizations, and helping teachers teach and students learn,” said Chairman William D. Adams. “Our grants also matter at the national level, where they preserve our history and acquaint people more deeply with our cultural and political traditions. In making the humanities accessible to all Americans, NEH serves the common good.” Twenty-three AASLH members were among the grant winners, and their total grants amount to over $4 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.

Heard Museum (members since 2001)
Phoenix, AZ
$250,000

Arizona State University (members since 1979)
Tempe, AZ
$295,000

University of California, Los Angeles (members since 1988)
Los Angeles, CA
$601,503

Ford’s Theatre Society (members since 2008)
Washington, D.C.
$40,000

University of Georgia (members since 1994)
Athens, GA
$1,000

Newberry Library (members since 1941)
Chicago, IL
$324,464

Tulane University (members since 1979)
New Orleans, LA
$100,000

Plimoth Plantation, Inc. (members since 1982)
Plymouth, MA
$260,000

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (members since 1997)
Ann Arbor, MI
$220,707

Rutgers University (members since 2016)
Newark, NJ
$310,000

Fordham University (members since 2012)
Bronx, NY
$81,381

Cornell University (members since 1979)
Ithaca, NY
$99,553

Columbia University (members since 1994)
New York, NY
$100,000

Museum of the City of New York (members since 2005)
New York, NY
$129,467

Alice Austen House Museum (members since 2016)
Staten Island, NY
$250,000

Syracuse University (members since 1979)
Syracuse, NY
$58,291

Appalachian State University (members since 2016)
Boone, NC
$99,785

East Carolina University (members since 2017)
Greenville, North Carolina
$162,428

Bowling Green State University (members since 1987)
Bowling Green, OH
$100,000

Ohio Historical Society (members since 1941)
Columbus, OH
$171,849

University of Texas, Austin (members since 2007)
Austin, TX
$418,792

St. Croix Landmarks Society, Inc. (members since 1997)
Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
$200,000

George Mason University (members since 2003)
Fairfax, VA
$100,000