We would like to announce and thank Berea College for their Appalachian Fund: Folk Arts and Culture Grant in the amount of $9,000 to continue season three of Stories Behind the Quilt.

We would like to thank Perry County Community Foundation for their donation of $10,000 for our Summer Internship program.

We would like to thank Cowan Community Action Group for their contribution of $455.

We would like to announce and thank Berea College for their Appalachian Fund: Folk Arts and Culture Grant in the amount of $11,000 to continue season two of Stories Behind the Quilt.

We would also like to thank Waymakers Collective for a $10,000 grant to support our work in recovering and preserving African American history in Southeast Kentucky, including exhibition preparation!

Center for Rural Development ARC Flex-E Grant (March 2021) - $3,175.00 for equipment and website development

Kentucky State University Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED), as part of the 400 Years of African American History grant (2021-2022) - $14,000 to conduct oral histories and support the work of our Cemetery Project and Churches in the African-American Tradition Project. This grant also supported our 2021 Summer Internship program. Without this support, we would not be able to continue our work of researching and preserving the history and stories of African Americans in South East Kentucky.

USDA Rural Business Development Grant 2021-2023 - $20,900 to conduct strategic planning and a feasibility study.

Berea College Appalachian Fund-Folk Arts & Culture Grant (2021-2022)- $10,000 to explore the art of quilting in the African American community in our project, “Stories Behind the Quilt”.

Perry County Community Foundation - $10,000 (2022) to support our 2022 Summer Internship program.

We also would like to thank our individual donors as well:

The Hazard Rotary Club

Lacy Hale

John Curtis Calhoun

Eric Dixon

Evan Smith

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You are making our work possible, and we are grateful for you!