From: AMY D WYATT <amy.wyatt@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: FW: Deadline Approaching: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 16:02:39 +0000 Message-id: <DM6PR06MB62814CD78DAE6FF010FA0A3A83390@DM6PR06MB6281.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
January 15 is the deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent for this grant. Application deadline is May 1, 2020.
Grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund are designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project Planning, and Programming and Interpretation.
Grants made from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will range from $50,000 to $150,000. In 2019, the National Trust awarded $1.6 million to 22 projects. Read more about them here<https://savingplaces.org/stories/2019-action-fund-grant-recipients?utm_medium=email&utm_source=update&utm_campaign=grants#.Xdf1AOhKjcs>. Since establishing the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund’s National Grant Program in 2017, the National Trust has invested $2.7 million in 38 diverse preservation projects across the country.
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Subject: Deadline Approaching: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
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Deadline Approaching
If you or someone you know has a historic place such as a site, museum, or landscape representing African American cultural heritage, you'll want to submit your Letter of Intent for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=368419&clid=10028&ea.campaigner.email=0Ch%2FPjE5aNgKvLgqFxG0lNNFGHQj8%2FxN0as2bqT1s8Y=&ea.campaigner.id=aKvj7IQ0F2aZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>.
From capital projects to organizational capacity building, there are many ways that you can put this funding, ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, to use within your community.
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Other Upcoming Deadlines
* January 31: Call for Ideas for PastForward Preservation Conference 2020<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=368421&clid=10028&ea.campaigner.email=0Ch%2FPjE5aNgKvLgqFxG0lNNFGHQj8%2FxN0as2bqT1s8Y=&ea.campaigner.id=aKvj7IQ0F2aZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
* February 1: National Trust Preservation Fund Grants<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=368422&clid=10028&ea.campaigner.email=0Ch%2FPjE5aNgKvLgqFxG0lNNFGHQj8%2FxN0as2bqT1s8Y=&ea.campaigner.id=aKvj7IQ0F2aZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
* February 3: National Preservation Award Nominations<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=368423&clid=10028&ea.campaigner.email=0Ch%2FPjE5aNgKvLgqFxG0lNNFGHQj8%2FxN0as2bqT1s8Y=&ea.campaigner.id=aKvj7IQ0F2aZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
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