Virginia Humanities announces $79,700 in recent grants to fifteen nonprofit organizations in support of public humanities programs for audiences throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.
“From Pulaski County in Southwest Virginia to Warsaw in the Northern Neck, these grants reach across the Commonwealth to support organizations that are doing important work,” said Matthew Gibson, Virginia Humanities executive director. “Fostering a shared understanding of Virginia’s history and culture is central to our mission, and the projects included in this grant cycle will do just that.” Virginia Humanities grant projects reach an estimated annual audience of 1.5 million, with an average 4:1 dollar match.M
- American Civil War Museum (Richmond): $9,000
- Bower Center for the Arts (Bedford): $7,000
- Catticus Corporation (Farmville project focus): $9,000
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (Danville): $3,000
- Gallery 5 (Richmond): $3,000
- George Mason University (Fairfax): $9,000
- Longwood University (Farmville): $2,200
- Menokin Foundation (Warsaw): $5,000
- New York Women in Film and Television (Alexandria project focus): $7,500
- Northampton Historic Preservation Society (Eastville): $3,000
- Prince William Public Library System (Prince William): $1,000
- Prio Bangla, Inc. (Arlington): $3,000
- Virginia Chamber Orchestra (Alexandria): $5,000Western Tidewater Virginia Heritage (Suffolk); $3,000
- YMCA of Pulaski County (Pulaski): $10,000
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