TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM 2024-25 CAPITAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS GRANTEES ANNOUNCED

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - October 16, 2024 - The Tennessee State Museum has announced the recipients of grants from the 2024-25 Capital Maintenance and Improvements program from the State of Tennessee, as administered through the Museum. The funding came from $5 million the Tennessee General Assembly made available in the 2024-2025 Appropriations Act, "for the sole purpose of providing grants to museums with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
or affiliated with a governmental entity for capital maintenance and improvements."

It was a highly competitive process. In total, the Tennessee State Museum received 157 applications, totaling $10.5M in
funding requests for the $5M appropriation. As of this release, the Museum has made full or partial awards to 83 museums across the state, representing 46 counties. In the two years the Museum has administered the grant program, it has served 68 counties in the state. A complete list of grantees, counties and amounts is available for download at
this link and posted at TNMuseum.org/grants.

"In our second year facilitating this funding, we continue to be inspired by the incredible work being done throughout the state by our strong network of Tennessee museums and historic sites," said Ashley Howell, Tennessee State Museum Executive Director. "This grant is an extension of our mission to preserve of the history, art, and culture of Tennessee by supporting the efforts of local, regional, and state institutions. We again thank the Tennessee General Assembly for their support for Tennessee museums."

The Capital Maintenance and Improvements grant had a minimum request amount of $5,000 and a maximum request amount of $100,000. All projects must be completed by June 30, 2025.

About Tennessee State Museum

Celebrating its 87th Anniversary in 2024, the Tennessee State Museum, located on the corner of Rosa L Parks Blvd. and Jefferson Street at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, is home to 13,000 years of Tennessee art and history. Through six permanent exhibitions titled Natural History, First Peoples, Forging a Nation, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Change and
Challenge and Tennessee Transforms, the Museum takes visitors on a journey - through artifacts, films, interactive displays, events and educational and digital programing - from the state's geological beginnings to the present day.
Additional temporary exhibitions explore significant periods and individuals in history, along with art and cultural movements. The Museum is free and open to the public Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. For more information on exhibitions and events, please visit TNMuseum.org.

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