| Grantee | City | Amount | Project |
| 40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Fall of Saigon Committee | Lincoln | $950 | Commemoration activities surrounding the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon |
| African Culture Connection | Omaha | $5,000 | Continuation & Expansion of African Cultural Connection’s School Residencies Program |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools | Ashland | $800 | Participation of author Jerry Pallotta’s school presentations |
| and | $2,000 | Quilt artist Peggie Hartwell’s exhibition, workshops and public lecture | |
| Asian Community and Cultural Center | Lincoln | $6,750 | A year-long series of classes for Vietnamese, Karen, and other immigrants and refugees |
| and | $1,100 | Cultural Camp to introduce Vietnamese, Karen (Burmese), Chinese and Sudanese art and culture to youth | |
| Audubon Nebraska | Denton | $300 | Nebraska Crane Festival |
| Backwaters Press, The | Omaha | $2,000 | Backwaters Reading Series 2015 |
| and | $1,290 | Backwaters Reading Series 2016 | |
| Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation | Elmwood | $750 | The Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation Spring Banquet |
| Better Ponca Foundation | Ponca | $1,294 | Adam Lindquist, a nationally recognized Teddy Roosevelt impersonator at Missouri River Outdoor Expo |
| Board of Regents dba UNK | Kearney | $540 | Pre-performance lecture by Dr. Kate Benzel on Carl Sandburg’s contribution to the image of the American West |
| and | $645 | Help the Trails & Rails Museum on how to move its archives and collections and professional archivist talk | |
| Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | $2,000 | Panel discussion and 4 exhibitions at Design + Social Justice Symposium |
| and | $2,500 | Medieval and Renaissance Studies conference | |
| and | $8,738 | Design and content development for a new website featuring Nebraska poets and their poetry | |
| and | $390 | Photography Exhibit for Japanese Immigration exhibit and accompanying speakers | |
| and | $735 | Dr. Virginia Gunn’s public lecture and reception | |
| Board of Regents, University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | $1,900 | Latino artisits exhibit accompanied by guided school tours, talks and panel discussions, poetry and creative writing readings |
| and | $2,000 | Sixth annual statewide Spanish language creative writing contest | |
| Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art | David City | $7,560 | Exhibit tracking images and understanding of farming life through the past until today |
| Boulder Community Media (Nebraska Community Media) | Boulder, CO | $8,000 | ocumentary highlighting the traditions and cultural significance behind the Dutch Hop Polka |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lincoln/Lancaster County on behalf of Red Rebel Media | Lincoln | $2,000 | Terrance Simien’s presentation of Creole for Kidz |
| Bright Lights | Lincoln | $1,660 | Need-based scholarships for low-income students to attend week-long, humanities-based summer classes |
| Brownville Fine Arts Association | Brownville | $600 | Ted Kooser poetry reading event |
| Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival | McCook | $3,550 | Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons | $935 | Participation by two storytellers at the Decatur Streetcar Storytelling Event |
| City of Lincoln | Lincoln | $2,000 | Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration |
| Crane River Theater Company | Kearney | $1,725 | Page to Stage Series for Libraries in Broken Bow, Cozad, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, Loup City Minden, Ord and Ravenna |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $4,125 | Dr. Sheri Fink’s participation as keynote speaker at the 2015 Women and Health Lecture |
| Dog & Pony DC | Omaha | $1,835 | A series of community engagement activities exploring community and identity |
| Durham Museum, The | Omaha | $6,000 | Public programming related to William Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibition |
| El Museo Latino | Omaha | $3,885 | Exhibit on the importance of Maguey (Cactus) and Maiz (Corn) in the Latino culture |
| and | $8,850 | Develop and present a 10-week cultural immersion program | |
| and | $2,725 | Day of the Dead activities to present and build public understanding of cultural heritage and traditions | |
| Elkhorn Valley Museum | Norfolk | $2,000 | Educational day to experience life as pioneers in Northeast Nebraska |
| Flatwater Shakespeare Company | Lincoln | $1,140 | Weekly classes leading up to the youth productions of Shakespeare’s Hamlet |
| Friends of the Homestead | Beatrice | $1,055 | Visit by author Pamela Smith Hill and writing workshops by author Mike Graf |
| and | $4,000 | Homestead Day events which will focus on the musical heritage of homesteading cultures | |
| Friends of the Kenfield Gallery | $450 | Solomon Butcher Exhibit | |
| Friends of the Midwest Theater | $2,000 | Educational Workshop and matinee presentation | |
| and | $2,000 | Terrance Simien & Zydeco Experience educational workshop and public performance | |
| and | $1,290 | Indie Lens Popup Series which involves 5 acclaimed documentary films and discussion sessions | |
| Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History | Hastings | $1,290 | Native American Festival for students |
| Hear Nebraska | Omaha | $7,370 | Collect and publish oral music histories from 9 communities |
| Inclusive Communities | Omaha | $5,000 | Four day residential human relations and leadership program for youth |
| Indian Center, Inc. | Scottsbluff | $2,000 | Fund storyteller and historian at the Circle the Bluffs Powwow |
| Institute for Holocaust Education | Omaha | $1,290 | Commission a playwright to turn the story of Bea Karp into a 30- to 45-minute play for 6th through 12th grade students |
| International Quilt Study Center & Museum | Lincoln | $2,000 | Kiracofe exhibition and lecture entitled “Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, 1950-2000.” |
| John G. Neihardt Foundation | Bancroft | $1,846 | 35th Annual John G. Neihardt Spring Conference |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha | $6,900 | Series of educational programming related to the American Frontier art exhibition from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West |
| Joslyn Castle Trust | Omaha | $990 | Series of performances, presentations and discussions that explore Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol |
| Kaneko | Omaha | $5,500 | “Feedback” series, which combine elements of author readings, writing workshops, and literary discussions |
| Kearney Area Community Foundation | Kearney | $4,000 | Kearney Area Storytelling Festival |
| Komensky Club, University of Nebraska Lincoln | Lincoln | $1,805 | Series of events highlighting Czech history and culture |
| Kregel Windmill Factory Museum | Nebraska City | $1,290 | Nebraska City: Inventions & Patents on the Plains exhibit |
| Latino American Commission | Lincoln | $1,015 | Ninth annual state commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month |
| Legacy of the Plains Museum | Gering | $1,255 | Japanese Immigration Conference |
| Lincoln County Historical Society/ Museum | North Platte | $5,020 | Scholar and reenactors for the museum’s Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous event |
| LUX Center for the Arts | Lincoln | $1,130 | Support Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead event |
| Mayhew Cabin Museum | Nebraska City | $1,170 | Charles Pace’s portrayal of Frederick Douglas at the Juneteenth celebration |
| Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Omaha | $10,000 | Participation of 11 nationally renowned playwrights and directors as part of the 10th annual Great Plains Theatre Conference |
| Mexican American Historical Society of the Midlands | Omaha | $2,875 | Support public programs that will explore the tradition and culture of the Dia de Los Muertos celebration |
| Montessori Co-op School | Omaha | $1,700 | Participation of Dr. Stuart Brown at 3 events |
| Nebraska Association of Professional Archaeologists | Lincoln | $1,550 | Statewide events highlighting archeology during Nebraska Archaeology Month |
| Nebraska Association of the Deaf | Omaha | $500 | Workshops and keynote part of a 3-day conference for Nebraska’s deaf and hard of hearing |
| Nebraska Conservation Education Fund | Lincoln | $5,500 | Enlist, train and support community facilitators who will hold climate change conversations in 10 communities |
| Nebraska Folklife Network Inc. | Lincoln | $5,000 | Collection of oral histories from Japanese Americans living in the North Platte Valley area and two presentations |
| and | $1,925 | Planning grant for the collection of oral histories from Japanese Americans | |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Lincoln | $1,450 | Nationally recognized Teddy Roosevelt impersonator |
| Nebraska Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway Highway 12 (Northeast Nebraska RC and D Council) | Dakota City | $605 | Support speakers at county quilt display event |
| Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, Inc. | Omaha | $6,000 | Pre-show scholar forums for the 29th annual Shakespeare on the Green and their 10th annual fall tour |
| Nebraska State Historical Society | Lincoln | $1,750 | Biennial Historic Preservation Conference |
| Nebraska StoryArts | Omaha | $1,600 | Participation by three professional storytellers at the 14th annual Moonshell Storytelling Festival |
| Nebraska Writers Collective | Omaha | $8,000 | Support visiting writers series by six nationally acclaimed performance poets |
| NET Foundation for Television | Lincoln | $10,000 | Help fund the seventh season of Nebraska Stories |
| Omaha Creative Institute | Omaha | $8,000 | Explore the connectedness and disconnectedness of 13 Nebraska communities and their perspectives on the rural/urban divide |
| Opera Omaha | Omaha | $1,290 | Presentations that will explore the life, art and poetry of William and Catherine Blake |
| Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. | Scottsbluff | $2,000 | Participation of a storyteller at Intertribal Gathering |
| Peru State College | Peru | $9,000 | 2016 Trails and Tales teacher institute |
| Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival | Seward | $13,750 | Participation of nine children’s book authors and illustrators at the Plum Creek Children’s Festival |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Lincoln | $15,905 | Website that will preserve and share the Ponca language and culture through audiovisuals, educational materials, and suggested activities |
| Social Action Committee of Unitarian Church | Lincoln | $2,500 | Six part “National Identity and the Politics of Nationalism” lecture series |
| TEDxLincoln | Lincoln | $5,000 | Video production of the 2014 TEDxLincoln and its youth version |
| University of Nebraska History Graduate Students’ Association | Lincoln | $1,540 | Help fund public lecture of Dr. Lissa Wadewitz |
| Valentine Area Arts Council | Valentine | $3,545 | A World of Music with Todd Green musical presentations |
| Vision Maker Media | Lincoln | $4,000 | Vision Maker Film Festival |
| Washington County Historical Association | Fort Calhoun | $1,920 | A pair of historical traveling trunks one on Lewis and Clark and one about Fort Atkinson |
| West Nebraska Arts Center | Scottsbluff | $500 | Workshop and discussion in conjunction with art exhibition “Funk and Wagnall’s Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology & Legend” |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud | $7,075 | Participation of 12 writers and scholars at the 60th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference |
| YWCA of Adams County | Hastings | $828 | Presentation of “Lady Arrested for Voting! The Life and Times of Susan B. Anthony” |