Humanities Tennessee is pleased to announce grant recipients and awards through the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP), made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law on March 11, 2021.
Because of this program, Humanities Tennessee is able to provide $941,454 to 91 organizations throughout the state. The purpose of SHARP grants is to support jobs in the humanities, keep humanities organizations open, and assist the field in its response to and recovery from the needs created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants may focus on humanities projects or leveraging operational support stemming the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. They may also help organizations plan for the future and begin the long process of response and recovery to the pandemic.
SHARP funds at the Museum of Appalachia will “supplement the wages of a team…essential for the planning, preparing and executing of new programs, replacing ones that have become ineffective as a result of the pandemic.”
General Operating Support (GOS) grants are available for nonprofit organizations with a primary mission of public humanities education.
Humanities Project Support (HPS) grants are available to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is not public humanities (e.g., arts, sciences, or community/social services organizations) to undertake a public humanities project.
Memphis Filmworks will use SHARP for “programming to youth being introduced to storytelling and filmmaking… to the mission of documenting the heritage and culture of underserved communities of Shelby County.”
With support for the Stories of the Land Virtual Tour, “the Nashville Food Project will be able to continue cultivating community during a time of restricted gathering…with increased language access to our New American community members.”
Grant Award Recipients
| EAST TENNESSEE | |||
| Organization | Amount Awarded | City | US Congressional District |
| Birthplace of Country Music Inc. | $11,936 | Bristol | 1st |
| Black in Appalachia: Research, Education & Support | $5,595 | Whitesburg | 1st |
| Greeneville Greene County History Museum | $4,360 | Greeneville | 1st |
| Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia | $5,595 | Jonesborough | 1st |
| International Storytelling Center | $14,920 | Jonesborough | 1st |
| James Agee Film Project | $11,936 | Johnson City | 1st |
| Rose Center & Council for the Arts | $14,920 | Morristown | 1st |
| Surgoinsville Area Archives and Museum | $1,865 | Surgoinsville | 1st |
| Blount Mansion | $11,339 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| East Tennessee Historical Society | $10,340 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation | $7,162 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| Governor John Sevier Memorial Association | $11,936 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center | $14,920 | Townsend | 2nd |
| Hazen Historical Museum Foundation | $8,952 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | $11,936 | New Market | 2nd |
| Knox Heritage | $8,952 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| Knoxville Chapter, Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities | $8,952 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| Knoxville History Project | $9,210 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| McClung The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. | $7,758 | Knoxville | 2nd |
| The Abraham Lincoln Museum | $11,936 | Tazewell | 2nd |
| American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation | $9,549 | Oak Ridge | 3rd |
| Art 120 | $14,920 | Signal Mountain | 3rd |
| Campbell Culture Coalition | $14,920 | LaFollette | 3rd |
| ELLA Library | $5,595 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, Inc | $11,190 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Etowah Historical Commission/Etowah Depot Museum | $11,936 | Etowah | 3rd |
| Houston Museum of Decorative Arts | $5,819 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| McMinn County Living Heritage Museum | $13,428 | Athens | 3rd |
| Morgan County Genealogical & Historical Society Inc | $14,610 | Wartburg | 3rd |
| Move N Groove Kidz | $4,939 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Museum of Appalachia | $11,936 | Norris | 3rd |
| National Medal of Honor Heritage Center | $9,549 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Postmark LaFollette | $14,920 | LaFollette | 3rd |
| RISE Chattanooga | $14,920 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Songbirds Foundation | $11,936 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Southern Lit Alliance | $10,501 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| SPLASH | $14,920 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| The Chattery | $4,476 | Chattanooga | 3rd |
| Museum Center at 5ive Points | $11,782 | Cleveland | 4th |
| Old Copper Road Preservation Allance | $7,162 | Cleveland | 4th |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | |||
| Organization | Amount Awarded | City | US Congressional District |
| Centennial Park Conservancy | $7,162 | Nashville | 5th |
| Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) | $10,217 | Nashville | 5th |
| Cumberland River Compact | $9,549 | Nashville | 5th |
| East Nashville Hope Exchange, Inc. | $9,698 | Nashville | 5th |
| Elmahaba Center | $14,920 | Nashville | 5th |
| Faith and Culture Center | $14,920 | Thompsons Station | 5th |
| Global Education Center | $14,920 | Nashville | 5th |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | $11,936 | Nashville | 5th |
| Nashville Symphony Association | $3,581 | Nashville | 5th |
| National Museum of African American Music | $9,549 | Nashville | 5th |
| Oscar Farris Agricultural Museum Association | $5,222 | Nashville | 5th |
| Southern Word, Inc. | $14,920 | Nashville | 5th |
| Tennessee Assocaition of Museums | $14,920 | Nashville | 5th |
| Tennessee Historical Society | $11,936 | Nashville | 5th |
| The Nashville Food Project | $6,356 | Nashville | 5th |
| The Porch Writers’ Collective | $4,297 | Nashville | 5th |
| Travellers Rest Historic House Museum | $11,936 | Nashville | 5th |
| Historic Cragfont, Inc. – DBA Historic Castalian Springs | $4,476 | Castalian Springs | 6th |
| Historic Lebanon Tomorrow Inc. | $11,936 | Lebanon | 6th |
| Robertson County Historical Society | $4,584 | Springfield | 6th |
| Vine Branch Fellowship | $9,698 | Hermitage | 6th |
| African American Heritage Society of Maury County | $6,035 | Columbia | 7th |
| Heritage Foundation of Williamson County | $11,936 | Franklin | 7th |
| Wolf Gap | $13,087 | Pulaski | 7th |
| WEST TENNESSEE | |||
| Organization | Amount Awarded | City | US Congressional District |
| African Roots Museum | $2,160 | Ripley | 8th |
| Discovery Park of America | $11,936 | Union City | 8th |
| Dyersburg Army Air Base Memorial Association, LLC | $8,370 | Halls | 8th |
| Friends of the Delta Heritage Center | $7,833 | Brownsville | 8th |
| The Griot Collective of West Tennessee | $11,936 | Jackson | 8th |
| Tom & O. E. Stigall Ethnic Library History and Museum | $5,968 | Humboldt | 8th |
| Arrow Creative, Inc. | $9,549 | Memphis | 9th |
| Blues City Cultural Center | $14,920 | Memphis | 9th |
| Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Memphis Inc | $8,281 | Memphis | 9th |
| Girls Inc. of Memphis | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation DBA National Civil Rights Museum | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| Memphis Filmworks | $14,174 | Memphis | 9th |
| Memphis Museums, Inc. | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| Memphis Symphony Orchestra Inc. | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| New Ballet Ensemble and School | $5,920 | Memphis | 9th |
| Orpheum Theatre Group | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| Paris Henry County Heritage Center | $4,595 | Paris | 7th |
| Playback Memphis | $14,206 | Memphis | 9th |
| Refugee Empowerment Program | $11,059 | Memphis | 9th |
| RiverArtsFest, Inc. | $14,238 | Memphis | 9th |
| Stax Museum of American Soul Music | $8,624 | Memphis | 9th |
| StoryBoard Memphis | $14,920 | Memphis | 9th |
| The Children’s Museum of Memphis | $11,936 | Memphis | 9th |
| The W E A L L B E Group Inc | $14,920 | Memphis | 9th |
| UrbanArt Commission | $11,339 | Memphis | 9th |
| Withers Collections Museum and Gallery | $14,622 | Memphis | 9th |
| WYXR | $8,951 | Memphis | 9th |