Grantee | City | Amount | Project |
African Culture Connection | Omaha | $9,000 | Continuation & Expansion of African Cultural Connection’s School Residencies Program |
Angels Theatre Company | Lincoln | $405 | Guy Reynolds’ participation as discussion leader after three performances of “Xingu” |
Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools | Ashland | $500 | Jeff Kurrus presentations |
Asian Community and Cultural Center | Lincoln | $1,800 | Seven-week English language learning and literacy program for Vietnamese, Karen, Sudanese, and other immigrant families |
and | $2,811 | Year-long series of English language learning, literacy and citizenship classes for Vietnamese, Karen, and other immigrant and refugee families | |
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | $1,178 | Fund a call for submission and public reading and discussion of Great Plains experience through poetry |
and | $1,395 | Lecture and conversation held in conjunction with Civil War medicine exhibit | |
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | $1,225 | School visits to promote statewide Spanish language creative writing contest |
and | $2,625 | Dr. Joseph Bruchac’s 3-day history and culture presentations | |
and | $1,875 | Participation of Spanish film maker Oscar Clemente at Film Streams | |
Bright Lights, Inc. | Lincoln | $1,500 | Need-based scholarships for low-income students to attend week-long, humanities-based summer enrichment classes |
Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival | McCook | $3,550 | Annual festival exploring the theme Deep Roots – Broad Horizons |
Cathedral Arts Project | Omaha | $1,500 | Scholar participation during South Pacific-themed flower show |
Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons | $4,889 | Two events with agricultural ethicist Paul Thompson |
City of Lincoln | Lincoln | $1,500 | Help fund the 2014 Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration |
Crane River Theater Company | Kearney | $1,800 | Page to Stage Series for Libraries in Broken Bow, Cozad, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Minden and Ravenna |
Creighton University | Omaha | $4,222 | Monique Truong ’s participation at the 24th Annual Women and Health Lecture |
Douglas County Historical Society | Omaha | $1,310 | Four presentations by Gerald Charles Dickens as part of the 4th annual Charles Dickens festival |
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart | Omaha | $1,000 | Paticipation of Luma Mufleh at the all-school read for Outcasts United |
El Museo Latino | Omaha | $3,500 | Monthly fall series of author and artist talks, with discussion and Q&A |
and | $2,730 | Fund six additional presentations in its monthly series of author and artist talks | |
Five Rivers RC&D | Tecumseh | $1,300 | Symposium on “The Old West” |
Flatwater Shakespeare Company | Lincoln | $970 | Series of weekly classes leading up to the youth production of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors |
Fort Atkinson Foundation | Fort Calhoun | $1,130 | Interpretive Signage for Historical Garden |
Friends of the Homestead | Beatrice | $650 | Fund two speakers for the annual Homestead Days event |
Friends of the Midwest Theater | Scottsbluff | $1,120 | Educational presentation and public performance about music on the Oregon Trail |
and | $1,208 | Fund participation of 6 acclaimed documentary films and discussion sessions at Community Cinema | |
Genoa U.S. Indian School Foundation | Genoa | $1,968 | Genoa Indian School Celebration events |
Grand Island Community Foundation | Grand Island | $7,000 | Develop website content of workshop/exhibition programs of Sudanese girls who settled in Grand Island through a quilting project |
Great American Comedy Festival | Norfolk | $1,050 | Help fund the development of a curriculum to learn more about the history of Johnny Carson and his commitment to Norfolk |
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha | Omaha | $500 | Four presentations and community conversations exploring the history of condemned homes in North Omaha |
Institute for Holocaust Education | Omaha | $8,350 | Help fund Fabric of Survival exhibit and programming surrounding it |
John G. Neihardt Foundation | Bancroft | $4,236 | 34th Annual Neihardt Spring Conference |
Joslyn Castle Trust | Omaha | $3,500 | Series of performances, presentations and discussions that explore the life, work, interests, and historical context of Bram Stoker |
Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska | Omaha | $1,150 | Series of discussions about the immigrant experience and murals created by Waite White |
Kaneko | Omaha | $11,500 | Help fund a quarterly “feedback” series, which combine elements of author readings, writing workshops, and literary discussion |
Kearney Area Community Foundation | Kearney | $1,500 | 18th annual Kearney Area Storytelling Festival |
and | $6,000 | 19th annual Kearney Area Storytelling Festival | |
Latino American Commission | Lincoln | $725 | 8th annual state commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month |
Lincoln County Historical Society/Museum | North Platte | $4,600 | Help fund a scholar and publicity for the Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous event |
Lincoln Orchestra Association | Lincoln | $2,000 | Multi-media presentation of Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony |
Malaika Foundation | Central City | $10,000 | Five global education workshops for Nebraska’s teachers |
Malone Community Center | Lincoln | $6,000 | Series of 3 lectures and 2 moderated discussions |
Mari Sandoz Heritage Society | Lincoln | $2,000 | Traveling Mari Sandoz table top display for use at museums and libraries |
Meadowlark Music Festival | Lincoln | $1,900 | Pre-concert lecture on the art and heritage of the Tango |
Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Omaha | $10,000 | Help fund participation by 10 nationally renowned playwrights as part of the 9th annual Great Plains Theatre Conference |
Mexican American Historical Society of the Midlands | Omaha | $5,490 | Help fund Dia de los Muertos programming |
Multicultural Coalition Of Grand Island | Grand Island | $2,700 | Produce and promote a 12-part video series and photography installation about immigrant life in Grand Island |
Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce | Nebraska City | $2,000 | Three scholars and educational components on the Coney Island Strongman Spectacular |
Nebraska Museum Association | Lincoln | $480 | Keynote speaker for the Nebraska Museums Association Conference |
Nebraska Oregon California Trails Association | Minden | $1,800 | Three presenters at the 2014 Oregon California Trails Association Conference |
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, Inc. | Omaha | $6,000 | Pre-show scholar forums for the 28th annual Shakespeare on the Green and their 9th annual fall tour |
Nebraska Society Daughters of the American Revolution Omaha Chapter | Omaha | $1,700 | Joe Starita’s talk on Susan LaFlesche Picotte |
Nebraska StoryArts | Omaha | $1,600 | Participation of four professional storytellers at the 13th annual Moonshell Storytelling Festival |
Nebraska Writers Collective | Omaha | $14,826 | Help support participation in a Visiting Writers Series by seven nationally acclaimed performance poets and twelve Nebraska poets |
NET Foundation for Television | Lincoln | $11,035 | Help fund a documentary focused on the life of Susan LaFlesche Picotte and her legacy |
Old West Days, Inc. | Valentine | $2,000 | Five cowboy poets, storytellers and songwriters at the 23rd annual Old West Days |
Omaha Corral-Westerners International | Omaha | $916 | James Donovan’s Alamo talk |
and | $900 | Roger DiSilvestro’s talk on Theodore Roosevelt | |
Omaha Theater Company | Omaha | $6,580 | Scholar participation to facilitate post show Q&A and discussion following performances |
Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. | Scottsbluff | $1,650 | Participation of cultural specialist at Intertribal Gathering |
Plattsmouth Main Street Association | Plattsmouth | $1,550 | Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the European Discovery of the Platte River |
Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival | Seward | $13,200 | Participation of eight children’s book authors and illustrators at the Plum Creek Children’s Festival |
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Niobara | $1,500 | Website development and eBook to preserve and share the Ponca language and culture |
Seward Arts Council | Seward | $3,854 | Benjamin Marxhausen’s 3 presentations on art education |
Sheldon Art Association | Lincoln | $10,100 | Historic artifacts exhibit and associated programming |
Social Action Committee of Unitarian Church | Lincoln | $3,350 | National Borders and Refugees 6-part lecture series |
TEDxLincoln | Lincoln | $10,000 | Video production of TEDxYouth@Lincoln event and the TEDxLincoln event |
UNL Board of Regents Center for Great Plains Studies | Lincoln | $1,500 | Fund publicity for Drought in the Life, Cultures, and Landscapes of the Great Plains symposium |
and | $7,000 | Standing Bear and the Trail Ahead Symposium | |
Village of Oak | Oak | $675 | Living history presenters at Oregon Trail Re-Enactments |
Wayne State College | Wayne | $500 | Fred de Sam Lazaro’s Under-Told Stories presentations |
Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud | $6,000 | Help fund the Prairie Writers Workshop and Willa Cather Spring Conference |
World Theatre Foundation | Kearney | $1,775 | Screening of documentary Dear Zachary and talk-back session |
and | $3,352 | Eleven film screenings and discussion series |