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Click here to enable the accessibility widget for this website (Can also be opened using the Alt+9 Key) CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND FOR KHS TODAY! To Search KHS Collections, Click Here to search KHS Collections. America250KY Grant Program Grant funding totaling $237,223 will be distributed to organizations statewide to support preparations for the upcoming America250 and enhance their operations.
Twenty-eight organizations across twenty counties are receiving funds. Allen County Historical Society, Allen County, $7,378.
20 Behringer-Crawford Museum, Kenton County, $9,950 Black Yarn, Inc., Fayette County, $10,000 Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Fayette County, $10,000 Boone County Public Library, Boone County, $9,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana, Jefferson County, $10,000 Business Cultivation Foundation, Carter County, $10,000 Campbell County Public Library, Campbell County, $7,980.
12 Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning, Fayette County, $10,000 Carter County Fiscal Court, Carter County, $10,000 City of Frankfort, Franklin County, $10,000 Crittenden County Clerk's Office, Crittenden County, $6,790 Eastern Kentucky University Library, Madison County, $9,824.
72 Harlan Tourism, Harlan County, $10,000 Henry Clay Memorial Foundation, Fayette County, $10,000 Hopkinsville History Foundation, Christian County, $10,000 Kentucky Genealogical Society, Fayette County, $10,000 Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, Butler County, $10,000 Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance, Logan County, $10,000 McConnell Center, Jefferson County, $10,000 Morehead State University – Camden-Carroll Library, Rowan County, $10,000 Mount Washington Historical Society, Bullitt County, $1,500 National Society of the Colonial Dames of America – KY (Liberty Hall), Franklin County, $4,500 Our Land of Promise Inc., Fayette County, $7,800 Red Oaks Forest School, Garrard County, $5,500 Scott County Public Library, Scott County, $3,000 Shelby County Historical Society, Shelby County, $4,000 Western Kentucky University, Warren County, $10,000 Grant funding totaling $249,657 will be distributed to organizations statewide to support preparations for the upcoming America250 and enhance their operations.
The grant review panel considered over 100 applications. Twenty-nine organizations across nineteen counties are receiving funds.
African American Genealogy Group of KY (Franklin County) Bardstown Historic Development Corporation (Nelson County) Behringer-Crawford Museum (Kenton County) Casey County Public Library (Casey County) Eastern Kentucky University (Madison County) Faulkner Morgan Archive (Fayette County) Friends of Harlan (Harlan County) The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery (Madison County) Green County Public Library (Green County) Historic Russellville Inc. DBA SEEK Museum (Logan County) I Was Here (Fayette County) Jackson County Public Library McKee KY (Jackson County) Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) (Fayette County) Kentucky Humanities (Fayette County) Kentucky Museum at WKU (Warren County) LexArts - Lexington Freedom Train (Fayette County) Lexington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters (Fayette County) The Living Arts & Science Center (Fayette County) Locust Grove - Historic Locust Grove, Inc. (Jefferson County) The Middle Ohio Valley Heritage Foundation (Greenup County) Middlesboro Independent Schools (High School) (Bell County) Mt.
Washington Historical Society (Bullitt County) National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (Jefferson County) Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation (Kenton County) Reckoning, Inc. (Jefferson County) Rowan County Veterans Foundation (Rowan County) South Union Shaker Village (Logan County) Spencer County Public Library (Spencer County) Taylorsville-Spencer County Recreation, Tourist, and Convention Commission (Taylorsville, KY Tourism) (Spencer County) Grant Eligibility & Criteria Thank you for your interest.
We are no longer accepting applications. To help communities and history organizations commemorate and celebrate the 250th, the Kentucky Historical Society is proud to announce the America250KY grant program! The America250KY grants aim to improve the programming and sustainability of Kentucky’s museums and historic sites as they commemorate the 250 years of American history since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Funding up to $10,000, museums in Kentucky, local history organizations, public libraries, educational institutions, applicable government agencies, and 501(c)3 not-for-profit institutions are eligible for grant funds. Please see the attached Grants Fact Sheet for more information.
Museums in Kentucky, local history organizations, public libraries, educational institutions, applicable government agencies, and 501 (c)3 not-for-profit institutions are eligible for grant funds. Those who are NOT eligible include for-profit businesses or private individuals.
Examples of eligible projects include: Exhibition implementation Events and public programs Production and implementation of tours Planning, including research, collections assessments, exhibition planning, event/programming planning Collections management planning, materials, or software Collections preservation, stewardship, or storage supplies and materials Projects that are NOT eligible include: Brick-and-mortar projects (i.e. window replacements, shingle repairs, etc.) Building maintenance, utilities, grounds keeping, insurance costs, interest or debt Payments, or other projects that KHS considers to fall under an organizations' day-to-day or administrative operations Personnel, payroll, or benefits Oral history projects (the Kentucky Oral History Commission, administered by the Kentucky Historical Society, already offers a variety of grants for the preservation and creation of oral histories; visit here for more information) Application scoring was based on the following: Relevance of project to America250KY themes (30%) Demonstrated ability to complete project (30%) Outcomes and Impact (25%) Originality and quality (10%) Please direct all questions concerning grant funds to America250KY@ky.
gov. The Kentucky Historical Society is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, has full accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums and is a founding member of the History Relevance Campaign. To make a better tomorrow, invest in yesterday . Thomas D.
Clark Center for Kentucky History 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601 Old State Capitol & Public Grounds 300 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601 Kentucky Military History Museum 125 East Main St, Frankfort, KY 40601 Martin F. Schmidt Research Library 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601 Hatfield Media Logo and Website Link
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