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