LEH announces second round of emergency grants
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has awarded emergency relief grants from the Louisiana Culture Care Fund to another 14 organizations in 10 parishes. See the full list below.
The Louisiana Culture Care Fund is a new grant program providing emergency relief funding to humanities organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the grants listed below was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act. Applications are open now through June 30, or until funds are expended. Grants are reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis.
The grants are available to 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural organizations in Louisiana 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. For more information about the program, click here.
Louisiana Culture Care Fund Grants Recipients
Awarded Friday, May 13, 2020
Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles, Louisiana
$5,000
Association for Preservation of Historic Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches, Louisiana
$10,000
Chennault Aviation and Military Museum
Ouachita Parish
Monroe, Louisiana
$10,000
Caddo Parish
Rodessa, Louisiana
$3,000
Imperial Calcasieu Mardi Gras Museum
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles, Louisiana
$3,000
Louisiana Art and Science Museum
East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
$15,000
Orleans Parish
New Orleans, Louisiana
$7,000
Orleans Parish
New Orleans, Louisiana
$2,240
Regional Military Museum Foundation
Terrebonne Parish
Houma, Louisiana
$5,000
Orleans Parish
New Orleans, Louisiana
$10,000
Southern Forest Heritage Museum
Rapides Parish
Longleaf, Louisiana
$8,000
West Baton Rouge Historical Association/West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Parish
Port Allen, Louisiana
$15,000
Whitney Institute/Whitney Plantation
St. John the Baptist Parish
Wallace, Louisiana
$20,000
WWNO Public Radio/Public Radio Inc.
Orleans and Baton Rouge Parishes
New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
$10,000
Disclaimer: Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by organizations receiving funds do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.