27 Feb 2023 Division of Arkansas Heritage awards nine grants
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism recently announced $21,930 in grants for nine historic properties and museums across the state. Funded by the 1/8th-cent conservation tax, the awards help small history museums, historical societies, historic houses and sites, and military museums promote education, awareness and enjoyment of Arkansas history.
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The Small Museum Grants Program aims to increase the ability of community-based small museums and organizations to research, preserve, present and conserve Arkansas history.
Award recipients are:
- City of Fairfield Bay, for museum operating expenses, $2,500
- Clinton House Museum, CHM Operating Grant, $2,500
- Fort Smith Heritage Foundation, for lawn and grounds maintenance, $2,500
- Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society, for publishing materials, microfilm and air purifier, $2,500
- Helena Museum of Phillips County, to cover utilities, $2,500
- Howard County Historical Society, for operating expenses and utilities, $2,500
- Logan County Museum Association, for county museum collection management project, $2,500
- Old Independence Regional Museum, for museum utilities and scanner, $2,500
- Pope County Historical Foundation, clothing and hat preservation project, $1,930
Eligible organizations must have an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less; must have a staff of at least one person, either paid or volunteer; and must be open to the public at least 90 days per year. Eligible activities include buildings and grounds maintenance, operating costs, equipment purchases up to $1,000, accessioning of artifact collections, educational programming, research, exhibits, and website design and maintenance. The maximum grant award is $2,500.