Statewide Humanities Organization awards $400K in COVID-19 Relief to Cultural Organizations

BROOKINGS – The statewide South Dakota Humanities Council has awarded more than $400,000 to cultural organizations struggling to maintain operations during the coronavirus pandemic.

The CARES grants, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and administered by SDHC, provided unrestricted operating support, humanities program support, or both to qualifying organizations impacted by COVID-19. A total of $414,215 was awarded to 49 organizations in 30 counties.

  • Beadle County
    • Dakotaland Museum, Huron – $3,000
  • Bennett County
    • Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), Martin – $10,000
  • Bon Homme County
    • Avon Public Library, Avon – $3,500
    • Tabor Public Library, Tabor – $1,000
  • Brookings County
    • Brookings County Historical Society/Museum, Volga – $3,000
    • Children’s Museum of South Dakota, Brookings – $20,000
    • South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Brookings – $14,050
    • SDSU English Department, Brookings – $5,350
    • SDSU Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings – $14,000
    • White SD Area Historical Society and Museum, White – $1,000
  • Brule County
    • Brule County Historical Society, Inc., Kimball – $1,500
    • Cozard Memorial Library, Chamberlain – $9,900
    • South Dakota Hall of Fame, Chamberlain – $2,300
  • Butte County
    • Belle Fourche Public Library, Belle Fourche – $10,000
  • Charles Mix County
    • Geddes Historical Society, Geddes – $4,400
    • Lake Andes Carnegie Public Library, Lake Andes – $9,600
    • Wagner Public Library, Wagner – $10,000
  • Clay County
    • South Dakota Oral History Center, Vermillion – $5,600
  • Codington County
    • Northern Prairie Arts, Watertown – $7,500
  • Custer County
    • Custer County Library, Custer – $10,000
  • Davison County
    • Mitchell Public Library, Mitchell – $20,000
  • Day County
    • Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry, Webster – $10,000
  • Deuel County
    • Clear Lake City Library, Clear Lake – $3,950
  • Dewey County
    • Timber Lake & Area Historical Society, Timber Lake – $6,500
  • Faulk County
    • Faulk County Historical Society, Faulkton – $8,500
  • Gregory County
    • Gregory Public Library, Gregory – $6,000
  • Haakon County
    • Haakon County Public Library, Philip – $9,900
    • Midland Pioneer Museum Association, Midland – $2,500
  • Hand County
    • Hand County Library, Miller – $6,793
  • Hughes County
    • Trail of Governors Foundation, Pierre – $10,000
  • Kingsbury County
    • Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant Society, De Smet – $10,000
  • Lake County
    • Lake County Historical Society, Madison – $9,408
    • Prairie Historical Society, Madison – $20,000
  • Lawrence County
    • Deadwood History, Inc., Deadwood – $16,100
    • Deadwood Public Library, Deadwood – $10,025
    • High Plains Western Heritage Center, Spearfish – $10,000
  • Lyman County
    • Kennebec Public Library, Kennebec – $6,000
  • Minnehaha County
    • Dell Rapids Society of Historic Preservation, Dell Rapids – $2,500
    • Norman B. Mears Library, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls – $7,929.20
    • Stockyards Plaza Inc./Stockyards Ag Experience, Sioux Falls – $7,000
    • Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science, Sioux Falls – $3,500
  • Moody County
    • Boys & Girls Club of Moody County, Flandreau – $10,000
  • Pennington County
    • The Journey Museum, Rapid City – $20,000
    • South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Hill City – $10,000
  • Potter County
    • Potter County Library, Gettysburg – $9,900
  • Tripp County
    • Tripp County Library Grossenburg Memorial, Winner – $6,300
  • Walworth County
    • Klein Museum, Mobridge – $10,000
  • Yankton County
    • Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home, Yankton – $6,000 
    • Yankton County Historical Society, Yankton – $9,710

The grants are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan. Awards were determined, in part, by financial need and operating budget. General criteria were that organizations maintain a primary business address in South Dakota and have 501(c)(3) status and a DUNS number.

More information can also be found at sdhumanities.org/cares. To learn more about the South Dakota Humanities Council, please visit sdhumanities.org/subscribe to receive SDHC’s monthly newsletter.

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