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Colorado Humanities awards $725,000 in grants across the state

Colorado Humanities has announced that 79 organizations were awarded a total of $725,114 in Colorado Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grants. Grant funds were provided by Colorado Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 to support the response and recovery of the cultural sector from the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus.

More than 100 organizations and individuals submitted a grant application. As the state affiliate of NEH, Colorado Humanities sought to provide emergency funding to the smallest organizations, including local museums, historical societies, and historic sites. More than half of the recipients have budgets of $300,000 or less. Colorado Humanities Executive Director Maggie Coval said, "With NEH SHARP funds, we are able to give Colorado's humanities organizations, in every corner of the state, vital support for operations and capacity building. We are inspired by the grant recipients' resilience and creativity, and look forward to collaborating with them in the future."

Americas Association for the Care of Children – Longmont- $2,600
Art from Ashes Inc. – Denver- $2,600
Basalt Regional Library – Basalt- $10,800
Berthoud Historical Society – Berthoud - $2,600
Bessemer Historical Society, Inc. – Pueblo - $16,000
Black American West Museum & Heritage Center – Denver - $16,000
Breckenridge Heritage Alliance – Breckenridge - $16,000
Broomfield Veterans Museum – Longmont - $2,600
Burlington Public Library – Burlington - $3,000
Center for the Arts - Crested Butte - $20,000
City and County of Broomfield – Broomfield - $2,600
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - Colorado Springs - $2,600
Community Radio Project (KSJD) – Cortez - $18,000
Control Group Production – Lakewood - $2,600
Cortez Cultural Center – Cortez - $20,000
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum - Crested Butte - $10,000
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys – Lakewood - $16,000
Durango Independent Film Festival – Durango - $2,600
East Routt Library District, Bud Werner Memorial Library - Steamboat Springs - $18,000
Fort Lewis College, Center of Southwest Studies – Durango - $2,600
Fort Sedgwick Historical Society – Julesburg - $18,000
Four Mile Historic Park - Denver - $2,600
Fowler Historical Inc. & Museum – Fowler - $8,000
Fremont Center For The Arts - Canon City - $2,600
Glenwood Springs Historical Society and Frontier Museum - Glenwood Springs - $18,000
Golden History Museum & Park – Golden - $20,000
Grand County Historical Association - Hot Sulphur Springs - $20,000
Grupo Folklorico Del Pueblo – Pueblo - $2,600
Hayden Heritage Center Museum – Hayden - $20,000
Hear Here Poetry LLC - Colorado Springs - $2,600
Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park – Lakewood - $2,600
Historical Society of Idaho Springs - Idaho Springs - $18,000
Huajatolla Heritage Foundation - La Veta - $20,000
Huerfano County Historical Society – Walsenburg - $12,600
Interpretive Association of Western Colorado – Delta - $2,600
KHEN Community Radio – Salida - $2,600
KSUT Public Radio – Ignacio - $2,600
La Plata Historical Society – Durango - $18,000
Lake Dillon Foundation for the Performing Arts – Silverthorne - $18,000
Lamar Community College Foundation – Lamar - $18,000
Latino Cultural Arts Center – Denver - $2,600
Longmont Museum and Cultural Center – Longmont - $2,600
Mesa Verde Foundation – Arvada - $2,600
Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry – Denver - $2,600
Montezuma County Historical Society – Cortez - $18,000
Motus Theater – Boulder - $2,600
Museo de las Americas – Denver - $16,000
Museum of Boulder – Boulder - $2,600
Museum of Friends – Walsenburg - $20,000
Museum of the Mountain West, Inc. – Montrose - $18,000
Museums of Western Colorado - Grand Junction - $16,000
National History Day in Colorado – Denver - $2,600
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum – Leadville - $2,600
Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association, Inc. - Fort Collins - $15,664
Ouray County Historical Society, Inc. – Ouray - $10,000
Ouray County Ranch History Museum – Ridgway - $12,800
Pagosa Springs History Museum - Pagosa Springs - $5,000
Phillips County Historical Society Museum – Holyoke - $18,000
Pikes Peak Library District Foundation - Colorado Springs - $2,600
Pines & Plains Libraries – Elizabeth - $18,000
Poudre Heritage Alliance - Fort Collins - $2,600
Poudre Landmarks Foundation - Fort Collins - $2,600
Pueblo City-County Library District – Pueblo - $2,600
Pueblo Heritage Museum – Pueblo - $16,000
RedLine Contemporary Art Center for Slam Nuba – Denver - $2,600
Rocky Mountain Land Library – Denver - $2,600
San Luis Valley Museum – Alamosa - $10,600
Steamboat Creates - Steamboat Springs - $13,950
Su Teatro – Denver - $2,600
Summit Historical Society – Dillon - $2,600
Summit54 – Aspen - $18,000
Tabor Opera House Preservation Foundation – Leadville - $2,600
Task Force: ISO – Westminster - $2,600
Tesoro Foundation – Morrison - $2,600
The Powerhouse in partnership with Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable – Durango - $9,100
Tread of Pioneers Museum - Steamboat Springs - $16,200
United States Space Foundation - Colorado Springs - $2,600
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Theatreworks - Colorado Springs - $2,600