The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has announced the allocation of over $1,100,000 in grants to 28 organizations through its Civil Rights Trail Grant Program. This funding is intended to support collections, interpretation, and educational programming related to civil rights-associated sites.
The decision to award these grants was made by the OHS Board of Directors during their May quarterly meeting. The recipients include a diverse range of organizations such as the African American H.O.P.E Foundation, Creek Freedman Initiative Corner of Black Wall Street, and Freedom Center of OKC, among others.
Several communities will also benefit from this program, including the Towns of Boley, Clearview, Gans, Grayson, Lima, Red Bird, Taft, Tatums, and Tullahassee.
Applications for these grants were submitted earlier this year in January and February. They underwent review by an OHS staff committee along with a subcommittee from the OHS Board of Directors. The program was open to tribal entities as well as county and municipal governments and not-for-profit organizations registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000 and were aimed at projects focused on civil rights collections and exhibits within Oklahoma.
