| African Culture Connection | Omaha | $9,750 | Help fund a new African culture program for 6th and 7th grade students |
| Asian Community and Cultural Center | Lincoln | $2,000 | “Stories of US” program. Help immigrants learn English, acclimate to American culture, and prepare for the citizenship test |
| and | $3,500 | Continuation of Stories of US program. Help immigrants learn English, acclimate to American culture, and prepare for the citizenship test | |
| Audubon Nebraska | Denton | $725 | Help fund the second annual “Words 4 Birds” community poetry workshop |
| Auld Public Library | Red Cloud | $1,995 | Fund “Orphan Trains to Nebraska,” presentations at the Red Cloud and Superior libraries |
| The Backwaters Press | Omaha | $1,450 | Backwaters Reading Series 2017 |
| Beatrice Public Library | Beatrice | $1,938 | Fund “Orphan Trains to Nebraska,” presentations at the Beatrice and Crete libraries |
| Better Ponca Foundation | Ponca | $1,300 | Fund Teddy Roosevelt impersonator at the 13th Annual Missouri River Outdoor Expo held at Ponca State Park |
| Board of Regents dba UNK | Kearney | $1,500 | Fund screening of three international films at the World Theater |
| and | $667 | Fund two lectures on Queen Elizabeth I and the Reformation | |
| Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | $460 | Help fund Dr. Claire Nicholas’ lecture on Moroccan embroidery traditions |
| and | $1,178 | Help fund 11th annual Poetry of Place Celebration, which encourages teachers and students throughout the state to study and write poetry | |
| and | $6,500 | “Looking Past Skin: Nebraska Immigration – Today and Yesterday” exhibit | |
| and | $1,999 | Help fund planning of outreach phase of a multi-year research and digitization project | |
| and | $978 | Help fund a film/lecture/roundtable series focused on gender, clothing, and the media | |
| and | $2,000 | Help fund public outreach for “Homerathon,” a 20-hour festival and marathon reading of Homer’s epic poem | |
| and | $6,930 | Help fund five events across Nebraska, to celebrate the centennial of My Ántonia’s publication | |
| and | $2,000 | Help fund data collection and construction of a curriculum plan for Lincoln Public School teachers to bring awareness to human trafficking | |
| Board of Regents, University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | $2,000 | Fund Lisa Kristine’s photographic exhibit “Enslaved” |
| and | $1,055 | Dr. Amy Lonetree’s lecture at the John Trudell Lecture in Native American History | |
| and | $4,000 | “Gender Revolt!” a three-film series at Film Streams | |
| and | $10,000 | Help fund the digitization and creation of a website to share oral histories about the history and people of Omaha | |
| and | $2,000 | “LGBTQ+ Voices: The Queer Omaha Archives Oral History Project” | |
| and | $2,350 | “Encountering the Other: Journeys and Pilgrimages” Medieval/Renaissance Studies lecture series at the Community Engagement Center | |
| Boy Scouts of America, Cornhusker Council | Walton | $1,460 | Fund “NE 150: Diverse Origins” Nebraska History celebration at the State Capitol |
| Bright Lights, Inc. | Lincoln | $1,890 | Sponsor 9 students to attend humanities-themed summer enrichment day camps |
| Brownville Village Theatre | Brownville | $2,600 | Fund theatre production and discussion of a stage play adapted from Willa Cather’s short story “A Resurrection” |
| Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival | McCook | $2,750 | Help fund Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival exploring the theme Back in Time |
| Cathedral Arts Project | Omaha | $2,000 | Fund history narrative signs for exhibit displays at the Cathedral Arts Project in Omaha |
| Cheyenne County Visitors Center | Sidney | $875 | Help fund Sinful Sidney’s 150th Celebration |
| Crane River Theater Company | Kearney | $2,000 | Fund Page to Stage 2017 program featuring “The Little Mermaid” through reading, discussion and portrayal of characters at ten public libraries |
| Doane University | Crete | $2,000 | Help collect oral histories from community members in Crete and surrounding areas |
| The Durham Museum | Omaha | $2,000 | Help fund Anthropocene Exhibit (the Age of Humans) that is being researched and constructed in collaboration with Creighton University |
| El Museo Latino | Omaha | $1,500 | Help fund bilingual lectures by visiting photographer Cristina Kahlo in conjunction with the opening of the “Three Generations of Women Photographers” exhibition |
| and | $4,300 | Fund a series of lectures, gallery presentations and discussions on the traditions and celebrations of Mexico and Latin America | |
| Elkhorn Valley Museum | Norfolk | $2,000 | Fund cases and mannequins necessary to display memorabilia coming to the Elkhorn Valley Museum for exhibit |
| Film Streams, Inc. | Omaha | $5,500 | Outdoor screening of the 1997 film “SELENA” and pre-screen talk |
| Flatwater Shakespeare Company | Lincoln | $2,500 | Fund the “Little But Fierce” summer Shakespearean sonnet workshops for youth |
| Fly Over Media | Lincoln | $2,000 | Fund three speakers at Rural Journalism Conference |
| Friends of Ash Hollow | Big Springs | $8,000 | Help fund Ash Hollow Sesquicentennial Celebration that seeks to honor the history of the many groups that have been a part of the story of Ash Hollow |
| Friends of Loren Eiseley | Omaha | $1,500 | Help fund a mobile-friendly interactive digital map of sites throughout Lincoln and western Nebraska that are significant to Eiseley and his writing |
| Friends of the Homestead | Beatrice | $1,620 | Fund three presentations in conjunction with the total solar eclipse event at Homestead National Monument of America |
| Great American Comedy Festival | Norfolk | $3,000 | Help fund a panel discussion with writers who have worked for Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show |
| Great Plains Black History Museum | Omaha | $1,152 | Fund the African American History Challenge for middle and high school students which helps enhance the study of African American history |
| and | $800 | Help fund exhibits on African American churches, art and history for Native Omahan Week | |
| Hastings College | Hastings | $1,940 | Fund two community Oral History workshops in Hastings |
| Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History | Hastings | $1,260 | Help fund Native American Festival |
| Hastings Symphony Orchestra | Hastings | $1,947 | Fund two Todd Green lecture demonstrations of 25 string, flute, and percussion instruments from the Middle East, Central Asia, Far East and South America |
| Hear Nebraska | Omaha | $6,000 | Collect and publish local music histories from 4 communities in conjunction with concert series |
| Indian Center, Inc. | Scottsbluff | $2,000 | Fund scholars at the Circle the Bluffs Powwow held at Legacy of the Plains Museum |
| Joslyn Castle | Omaha | $1,000 | Help fund a seven-day series of performances, workshops, presentations and discussions, to celebrate Nebraska’s sesquicentennial |
| The Language Conservancy (Bloomington, IN) | Macy | $8,000 | Fund Omaha-Ponca Summer Institute at the Nebraska Indian Community College in Macy |
| Lincoln Orchestra Association | Lincoln | $1,060 | Fund storytime/introduction to the Lincoln Orchestra Association’s Man with the Violin events |
| and | $2,250 | Help fund pre-concert chats held prior to upcoming Lincoln Symphony Orchestra concerts | |
| Lux Center for the Arts | Lincoln | $865 | Help fund the Day of the Dead Celebration held at the Nebraska History Museum |
| Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Omaha | $9,000 | Fund renowned playwrights and directors to lead the 2017 Great Plains Theatre Conference |
| and | $2,492 | Help fund a keynote speaker and seven breakout session leaders for the second annual MCC Creative Writing Forum | |
| Midland University | Fremont | $1,636 | “Exploring Interfaith: Global Religion in Our Community” lecture series |
| Montana History Foundation on behalf of the American Doorstop Project | Statewide | $4,500 | Upgrade existing website for more multimedia content related to Nebraska agricultural oral histories |
| Nebraska Archaeological Society | Lincoln | $500 | Help fund Nebraska Artifact Show |
| Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce | Nebraska City | $700 | Fund “The History of Local Food in Nebraska” talk at Central Avenue Farm to Fork event |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Lincoln | $2,000 | Fund Teddy Roosevelt scholar to the annual Fort Kearny Outdoor Expo |
| Nebraska Shakespeare Festival | Omaha | $6,500 | Help fund 2017 pre-show scholar forums for the 31st annual Shakespeare on the Green in Omaha and 12th annual fall tour for middle and high school students and teachers throughout Nebraska |
| Nebraska State Historical Society | Lincoln | $900 | Fund Pat Leading Fox at the Nebraska History Museum for a talk on Pawnee Cosmology and Star Chart |
| Nebraska StoryArts | Omaha | $1,700 | Fund Pat Leading Fox at the Nebraska History Museum for a talk on Pawnee Cosmology and Star Chart |
| Nebraska Writers Collective | Omaha | $8,660 | Visiting Artists Series featuring six nationally acclaimed performance poets to teach students who are participating in the 7th annual Louder Than a Bomb: Great Plains Youth Poetry Festival |
| Nebraska Writers Guild | North Platte | $1,850 | “Six Corners of Nebraska” presentations about the history and literature of Nebraska |
| NET Foundation for Television | Lincoln | $4,500 | Screenings and discussions of Ken Burns’ Vietnam War documentary |
| and | $9,000 | Film a Vietnam War episode of “Nebraska Stories” | |
| Norfolk Arts Center | Norfolk | $1,947 | Fund two Todd Green lecture demonstrations of 25 string, flute, and percussion instruments from the Middle East, Central Asia, Far East and South America |
| The Norris Institute | McCook | $1,946 | Fund the “McCook’s Political Tradition – Telling the Story” planning symposium |
| Omaha Creative Institute | Omaha | $1,922 | Traveling photo exhibition and community dialogues related to “A Couple of 830 Mile Long Conversations” |
| Omaha Equestrian Foundation | Omaha | $4,000 | Help fund the exhibit, “History of Horses in Nebraska: From the Farm to the Military to Mounted Patrol,” for the Spring 2018 International Expo |
| Omaha Jitterbugs | Omaha | $1,338 | Fund history of swing dance panel discussion at the Jazz and Swing Dance Festival |
| Omaha Theater Company | Omaha | $2,000 | Help fund six pre-show talks, a lobby display providing historical context, and an interactive letter-writing activity to accompany the Rose Theater’s stage production of “Huck Finn” |
| Omaha Westerners | Omaha | $900 | Fund non-fiction writer Joe Jackson’s lecture on “Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary” |
| Opera Omaha | Omaha | $1,850 | Fund a series of lecture/demonstrations by Michael Phillips, a scholar of the life and work of 18th Century artist and printer William Blake |
| Peru State College | Peru | $2,750 | Oral history documentary about the college for its sesquicentennial in 2017-18 |
| Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival | Seward | $8,000 | Fund 19 children’s book authors, illustrators, and literacy experts at the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival |
| Ponca Carnegie Library | Ponca | $800 | Fund four Nebraska writers at the “150 Years of Nebraska Storytelling” conference, held at Ponca State Park |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Niobrara | $250 | Fund scholars at the 2017 Annual Powwow |
| Scotts Bluff County Tourism | Gering | $1,000 | Help fund Ren Scotts presentation at the Scottsbluff Celtic Gathering festival to honor the Irish and Scottish heritage |
| Sheldon Art Association | Lincoln | $1,750 | Fund public talk by Kirsten Pai Buick, PhD., titled “Slavery Makes the Woman” |
| Social Action Committee of Unitarian Church | Lincoln | $1,775 | Help fund 6-part lecture series on Inequality of Income and Wealth |
| and | $2,832 | Help fund 6-part lecture series on Imagining a Just World Order | |
| Steinauer Community Heritage House | Steinauer | $1,655 | Help fund a Wall of Honor recognizing area veterans |
| Strategic Air and Space Museum | Ashland | $5,500 | Fund exhibit case and signs for the suit worn by Nebraska astronaut Clayton Anderson on his mission to the International Space Station |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Graduate Students’ Association | Lincoln | $806 | Fund Dr. Nathan Probasco’s keynote lecture at the Twelfth Annual James A. Rawley Conference in the Humanities |
| Wessel Living History Farm | York | $3,500 | Help fund summer “Bringing History to Life at Wessels” events |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud | $6,500 | Help fund the 62nd annual Willa Cather Spring Conference focusing on “The Railroad and Popular Imagination” |