LEH distributes $200,000 in Grants Supporting Louisiana’s Critical Cultural Institutions
With support from the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) has awarded $200,000 in grants to 24 humanities organizations in 17 parishes to help with operational expenses.
The Louisiana Culture Care Fund (LCCF) originally launched in 2020 in an effort to help mitigate impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s fund, with support from the State of Louisiana, continues to provide Louisiana’s cultural nonprofits with this crucial funding.
The awards were made prior to the April 2 notification to the LEH and all other state and jurisdictional humanities councils that their general operating grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities were being cancelled.
“We are fortunate to be able to honor these commitments to minimize any negative impacts to our partners around the state as we work to restore these federal funds,” said Miranda Restovic, LEH president and executive director. “For the past several years, our state legislators have recognized the contributions of these local institutions in preserving Louisiana’s important cultural heritage and partnered with us to provide this vital support for their work.”
LCCF funds help organizations remain financially solvent by supporting operational expenses such as staff payroll and benefits, rent, insurance and utilities. The grants were awarded to 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural organizations, public libraries and state and federally recognized Tribes with a strong humanities focus, such as museums, historic sites and archives, as well as the state’s diverse array of humanities-focused media, festivals and more. Awards ranged between $5,000 and $15,000.
Organizations receiving grants span the state and serve both metropolitan areas, such as East Baton Rouge and Orleans, to rural communities in LaSalle, Sabine and Webster parishes. See the full list of recipients below.
More details about LEH’s grant programs may be found at www.leh.org/grants. To support the work of the LEH, visit www.leh.org/support-join.
LOUISIANA CULTURE CARE FUND RECIPIENTS
Atelier de la Nature
Arnaudville, LA
St. Martin Parish
$5,000
Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum
Lockport, LA
Lafourche Parish
$5,000
BlackAmericana Fest
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$5,000
Dorcheat Historical Association and Museum, Inc.
Minden, LA
Webster Parish
$5,000
Friends of Beauregard-Keyes House dba Historic BK House & Gardens
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$5,000
Friends of the Delta Music Museum
Ferriday, LA
Concordia Parish
$5,000
Guardians Institute
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$5,000
Ho Minti Society
Zwolle, LA
Sabine Parish
$5,000
Institute for Public Ethnomusicology
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$5,000
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$5,000
Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society, Inc
Opelousas, LA
St. Landry Parish
$5,000
Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$10,000
Baton Rouge Gallery
Baton Rouge, LA
East Baton Rouge Parish
$10,000
The Black School
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$10,000
International Petroleum Museum & Exposition, Inc.
Morgan City, LA
St. Mary Parish
$10,000
Iberia Cultural Resources Association
New Iberia, LA
Iberia Parish
$10,000
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Trout, LA
LaSalle Parish
$10,000
The NOUS Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Orleans Parish
$10,000
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
West Monroe, LA
Ouachita Parish
$10,000
Southern Forest Heritage Museum and Research Center
Long Leaf, LA
Rapides Parish
$10,000
Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives
Hammond, LA
Tangipahoa Parish
$10,000
United Houma Nation, Inc.
Houma, LA
Terrebonne Parish
$15,000
West Baton Rouge Museum
Port Allen, LA
West Baton Rouge Parish
$15,000
Whitney Institute
Wallace, LA
St. John the Baptist Parish
$15,000