We are now taking applications for
the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program! The deadline to submit an
application for this cycle is Jan. 2.
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Tatyana Oyinloye, African American
history program coordinator
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This grant is open to individuals and
groups and supports preservation efforts and public programming projects related
to African American history in Arkansas.
The Black History Commission of Arkansas has funded five grants this fiscal year, which started July 1. The grants are:
The Black History Commission of Arkansas has funded five grants this fiscal year, which started July 1. The grants are:
- Lake View “Heritage Space”
- Scipio Africanus Jones: an Introduction for Arkansas Children to the 1919 Racial Turmoil around Elaine, Arkansas
- The location and gravesite marker for Clay and Mary Baylor
- The Black History Quiz Bowl
- Preserving our History/Archive
The Sykes grant has funded more than
90 projects with more than $250,000 overall in the past 15 years. Past projects have
included historical research, exhibits, workshops, publications, oral history
interviews, documentary films and cemetery preservation and documentation.
The
maximum amount for the grant is $3,500 per project.
The deadlines for the grant application cycles are:
- Jan. 2
- April 2
- July 2
- Oct. 2
More information can
be found at: http://archives.arkansas.gov/!userfiles/editor/docs/Sykes_Overview_PP9112018.pdf.
