MHC Awards over $257,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID

MHC Awards over $257,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID

(Jackson, Mississippi) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $257,418 to nineteen different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities Recovery Grant program to help them respond to and recover from the coronavirus. With funding from Congress through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the MHC, along with 55 other state and territorial humanities councils, is offering ARP grants to support America’s cultural sector.

The MHC’s ARP Humanities Recovery Grants provide up to $15,000 in support to cultural organizations that offer humanities-based programs. These funds can be used for operational expenses, public programs, promotion, and capacity building. The final deadline for ARP Humanities Recovery Grants will be August 16. These grants are open to nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Previously, the MHC awarded $225,000 in ARP Museum Relief Grants to large Mississippi museums.

“These museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations are vital community resources, said MHC Executive Director Dr. Stuart Rockoff. “Many have struggled due to the economic impact of COVID. Our goal with these recovery grants is to meet their particular organizational needs and help them thrive in the future.”

Funding for the ARP grants comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities. More information about these grants, including grant guidelines and application forms for the ARP Humanities Recovery Grants, can be found on the MHC website.

ARP Humanities Recovery Grants awarded:

Arc of Freedom (Brandon) – $10,000

Crossroads Museum (Corinth) – $15,000

DeSoto County Museum (Hernando) – $15,000

Hancock County Historical Society (Bay St. Louis) – $9750

Hattiesburg Convention Commission – Eureka School and the African American Military Museum – $15,000

Historical Society of Gulfport – $14,168

Institute of Southern Jewish Life (Jackson) – $15,000

Lauren Rogers Museum (Laurel) – $11,670

Marion County Historical Museum (Columbia) – $15,000

Migration Heritage Foundation (Durant) – $5580

Millsaps College (Jackson) – Truth & Racial Healing Center – $15,000

Mississippi Book Festival (Jackson) – $15,000

Mississippi Heritage Trust (Jackson) – $13,500

Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Meridian) – $15,000

Museum of the Mississippi Delta (Greenwood) – $15,000

Quitman County Arts Council (Marks) – $12,750

Smith Robertson Museum (Jackson) – $15,000

Union County Heritage Museum (Amory) – $15,000

University Press of Mississippi (Jackson) – $15,000