Preserving Voices That Guide Us: Digitization

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,793
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
African American Registry
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
October 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Details

To digitize a collection of oral history recordings, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,793
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$8,793
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.03
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Marc Mauseth, Finance Chair, Benjamin Mchie, Executive Director, Dr. Yvonne Banks, Education Chair, Alexander Hines, Lisa Tabor, Board Chair, Antonia Wilcoxin, Sharman Barrett Dr. Kimberly Roan
Project Manager
First Name
Benjamin
Last Name
Mchie
Organization Name
African American Registry
Street Address
3400 Park Avenue S, 3rd Floor
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 822-6381
Email
bem@aaregistry.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000