AAAM Announces 2020 Grant Awards and New Partnerships – Association of African American Museums

AAAM Announces 2020 Grant Awards and New Partnerships

In 2020, the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) was awarded the following grants and garnered the following new partnerships:

Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant) – Press Release
National Endowment for the Humanities (Grant) – Press Release
National Trust for Historic Preservation, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (Grant) – Press Release
Lord Cultural Resources – Fellowship 2020 (Partnership) – Press Release
400 Years of African American History Commission (Grant) – Website
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation (Partnership) – Website
National Park Service – Colonel Charles Young Home and Buffalo Soldiers Monument – Community Grant Writing Training (Partnership) – Acknowledgement
Chesapeake Watershed CESU Research Network National Network Member/Non-federal Partner (Partnership) – Website
National Park Service Digital Humanities Training (Partnership)
Directors of Museum Associations (unofficial title – Partnership) – The group’s focus is advocacy for museums and cultural organizations. It is comprised of several association executive directors throughout the United States and Canada. Click the link following this text to read the most recent advocacy letter to Congress requesting funds for museums and cultural sites. Museum Community Phase 4 Economic Relief Request Letter FINAL

The organizations include (in alphabetical order):

We are thankful to each funder and partner. Your support to AAAM means a great deal to the overall growth and sustainability of our association.