Mass Humanities Awards Massachusetts Cultural Council Funding
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Mass Humanities announced the awarding of $224,000 to 56 humanities organizations across Massachusetts through funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Mass Humanities will provide operating support grants to organizations that primarily serve the most marginalized people in our society, engaging them with the humanities in ways such as exploring their culture or values, sharing and connecting their stories, having conversations about the big questions facing our world, or developing literacy and the knowledge they need to become citizens.
Marginalized communities, and the wealth of culture, knowledge, critical perspectives and civic potential within them, are at great risk during the COVID-19 crisis.
"The grants awarded this month represent our commitment to the organizations that strengthen our democracy," Brian Boyles, Executive Director of Mass Humanities said. "We believe access to the humanities is a fundamental right of every resident of the commonwealth as we grapple with the challenges facing our communities in 2020."
The grants are made possible by funding from the Mass Cultural Council. Mass Humanities has awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to 207 organizations in 2020.
Humanities organizations receiving funds this year are:
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Organization Name
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Grant Amount
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Organization City
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Berkshire Immigrant Center
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$4,000.00
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Pittsfield
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ROPE
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$4,000.00
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Pittsfield
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Aquinnah Cultural Center
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$4,000.00
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Aquinnah
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Sassafras Earth Education
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$4,000.00
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Aquinnah
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Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts
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$4,000.00
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Worcester
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Worcester Youth Center, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Worcester
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Center for New Americans
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$4,000.00
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Northampton
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Eggtooth Productions (formerly Old Deerfield Productions)
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$4,000.00
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Greenfield
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Enchanted Circle Theater
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$4,000.00
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Holyoke
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Holyoke Community Media
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$4,000.00
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Holyoke
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Ohketeau Cultural Center
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$4,000.00
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Ashfield
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Piti Theatre Company
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$4,000.00
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Charlemont
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The Literacy Project
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$4,000.00
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Greenfield
|
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The Nolumbeka Project, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Greenfield
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The Performance Project
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$4,000.00
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Northampton
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Voices From Inside
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$4,000.00
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Greenfield
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826 Boston
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$4,000.00
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Roxbury
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Agencia ALPHA
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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Ágora Cultural Architects
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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Asian Community Development Corporation
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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BAMS Fest, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Dorchester
|
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Brain Arts Organization, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Dorchester
|
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Castle of our Skins
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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Center for Arabic Culture
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$4,000.00
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Somerville
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Chinese Historical Society of New England
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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Community Art Center, INc.
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$4,000.00
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Cambridge
|
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Company One
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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DEAFinitely, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Newton
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Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
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$4,000.00
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Roxbury
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Egleston Square Main Street
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$4,000.00
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Roxbury
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Everyday Boston
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$4,000.00
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Jamaica Plain
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Gilbert Albert Community Center
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$4,000.00
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Dorchester
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Hyde Square Task Force
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$4,000.00
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Jamaica Plain
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REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER
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$4,000.00
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Roxbury
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Rian Immigrant Center
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$4,000.00
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Boston
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Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
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$4,000.00
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Boston
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Somali Development Center
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$4,000.00
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Boston
|
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The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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$4,000.00
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Boston
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The Welcome Project, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Somerville
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Vietnamese American Initiative for Development
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$4,000.00
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Dorchester
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Women's Educational Center, Inc. (d.b.a. Cambridge Women's Center)
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$4,000.00
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Cambridge
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African Cultural Services Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Waltham
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Chelsea Collaborative
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$4,000.00
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Chelsea
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African Community Center of Lowell
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$4,000.00
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Lowell
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Angkor Dance Troupe
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$4,000.00
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Lowell
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell
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$4,000.00
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Lowell
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Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
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$4,000.00
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Lowell
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Harbor Voices
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$4,000.00
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Hamilton
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Lawrence History Center
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$4,000.00
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Lawrence
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LEAP for Education, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Salem
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Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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Danvers
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The Dream Network
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$4,000.00
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Lawrence
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New Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
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$4,000.00
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New Bedford
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South Coast LGBTQ Network
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$4,000.00
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New Bedford
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YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
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$4,000.00
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New Bedford
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