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APPLICATION DEADLINE: NEH Public Humanities Projects
January 8, 2025
Applicants to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024,
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17Jan, 2025
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Descendant-Led Preservation Projects
January 17, 2025
On behalf of the Out(sider) Preservation Initiative (OPI), we’re excited to announce that grant funding is now available for descendant-led projects that celebrate and preserve
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Association of African American Museums Names Vedet Coleman-Robinson President & CEO Coleman-Robinson has served as the organization’s executive director since 2019 Washington, D.C. — Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Ph.D.,
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Dr. John E Fleming Award Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G Bunch III Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III meets with AAAM Immediate Past President, LaNesha DeBardelaben and Executive Director, Dr. Vedet
MEDIA RELEASE: September 30, 2021, WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) has received a grant of $1,000,000 over four years to solidify its administrative capacity and enhance