The grant process was open to organizations including:
They could also use the grant for capacity building and strategic planning so they can move forward from the pandemic.
The programming and capacity-building grants can be used to put together programs that help them to respond to the pandemic and help their communities understand the impact of the pandemic. The operating support grants help to cover basic costs like salaries and rent and utilities. To distribute the funds, Indiana Humanities invited nonprofits to apply for two types of grants: Operating Support Grants and Programming and Capacity-Building Grants. “So by offering virtual and outdoor opportunities for them, it lets them do that in a safe place rather than being kind of in a smaller indoor setting.” “One of the things that make us special as a museum system is that these are real places with historical significance, so it’s important that that school kids get out and still get to be in those environments and see those things,” Eric said. The museum is expanding its outdoor experiences through its 12 locations throughout the state including developing walking tours at the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site and Catharine Coffin House Archaeology tour at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site. “Being able to offer our school break camps, primarily outdoor and really focusing on history, nature, but spending that time outside rather than putting kids together in a classroom setting,” Eric said. Indiana State Museum readies Halloween events and becomes ‘spooky state’ Eric says they are using this funding to help provide a safe outdoor experience for their visitors. The Indiana State Museum foundation received $20,000 in operating grants and $10,000 in programming grants through the latest round of grant funding. He says a large part of their reopening process was making sure they had a safe experience available to visitors. One of the organizations that had to briefly shut down was the Indiana State Museum.Įric Todd, vice president of operations for the Indiana State Museum said they had to shut down for three months during the height of the pandemic.
Many humanities organizations were forced to either shut down or cut back on staffing due to the pandemic. “So many organizations had gatherings every year where they were bringing people together as part of their fundraising operations, and many of those events have been canceled or scaled way down,” Keira said. She says the relief funds come as many organizations are struggling with lack of funding and lack of income from programming. Keira is the president and CEO of Indiana Humanities. “These funds allow us to put much-needed resources into Indiana communities, where they can be used to strengthen humanities organizations and the programming they provide to Hoosiers.” Congress has sent the message that the humanities are essential to our recovery from the impact of COVID-19,” said Keira Amstutz.
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