Association of African American Museums Grant Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Association of African American Museums in partnership with the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network is pleased to announce over $300,000 in grant awards to 14 sites, organizations, and museums.
Through preservation, commemoration, interpretation, and education, the historical resources in this list of award grantees tell the stories of the people, places, and events associated with the African American Civil Rights Movement. They will help to broaden the public’s understanding of the Black Freedom Struggle in the United States.
In a recent interview, Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Executive Director of the Association of African American Museums stated, “We are honored to be able to partner with the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network. It is a privilege to have this phenomenal partnership that means so much to so many.” Dr. Turkiya Lowe, Chief Historian for the National Park Service stated, “The grant program in partnership with the Association of African American Museums is a crucial step in advancing the study and preservation of African American Civil Rights history. This $300,000 in awards will not only make huge strides for the field, but will also help to ensure that these often overlooked and underrepresented stories are given the recognition and respect they deserve.”
Learn more about this year’s grantees below:
- The Ballard House Project, Inc.
- Jack Hadley Black History Museum, Inc.: Perra Bell Library Accessibility & Preservation Project
- Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center
- Riverside Hotel African American Historic Preservation Center
- Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
- National Museum of African American Music
- The Echo Project Research & Oral History Expansion
- San Diego Museum of African American Fine Art
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- Center for Creative Partnerships (CCP)
- Hurston/Wright Foundation
- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
- The King Center
- Sanctuary Spaces