Indiana Humanities, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library won’t receive the expected funding after the Trump administration canceled National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
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The museum plans to use part of the grant to create an exhibition based on Native American tattoo practices and styles.
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Numerous groups are working to advance both technology adoption and related workforce development in Indiana’s manufacturing industry, especially among the small companies that represent the bulk of Indiana’s manufacturers.
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The agency last year received $1.6 million from the federal Minority Business Development Agency and added $400,000 in matching funds.
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The federal Digital Equity Act provided $2.75 billion to ensure “that all people and communities have the skills, technology, and capacity needed to reap the full benefits of our digital economy.”
Cities and towns around central Indiana are preparing to move forward on projects that will receive funding through the second round of state-funded regional grants from the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Frozen grants, delayed allocations and terminated funds are all examples of what Indianapolis housing providers and builders face as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes federal programs and jobs.
The lawsuit argues that the NEA’s policy violates the Constitution “by imposing a vague and viewpoint-based restriction on artists’ speech.”
A proposal to shrink thousands of financial aid grants is likely to cut deepest at some of the state’s largest universities.
The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal spending has put at least one local green program on the chopping block, while several others remain in limbo.
The Lilly Endowment is writing a flurry of big checks again and recently sold more than $50 million worth of stock in namesake drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. to fund the gifts, many of them to Indiana organizations.
The Elevation Grants program, which was formerly known as the anti-violence grant program, has provided 238 grants totaling about $40 million to 127 not-for-profit recipients since 2021.
The 108-year-old foundation said its new plan will go beyond traditional grantmaking to work with local leaders and residents to bring about an end to unfair systems.
The foundation, founded by Stewart in 2003, has donated more than $7 million to dozens of organizations, including several pediatric cancer support groups and numerous animal sanctuaries and rescues.
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation said the grants are part of a $14 million initiative to reverse declining college enrollment.
The $1.3 million proposed for the Indy Arts Council will be discussed Thursday during a Parks and Recreation Committee budget hearing.
Indianapolis began monitoring 46 grant recipients in March for American Rescue Plan Act spending plans that were behind schedule.
The park foundation described the gift on Monday as the largest grant in history benefiting the U.S.’s national parks. The money will be used to address the needs of the country’s more than 400 national park sites.
The Indianapolis-based philanthropic foundation said Thursday that more than 80 public, private and charter school districts and networks representing more than 300 schools in Marion County are eligible to apply for grants.
The five-year implementation grants range from $12.1 million to $32 million each, with DePauw University in Greencastle landing the largest grant.
Three local legal aid organizations received grants ranging from $2.5 million to $7.5 million.
The Hogsett administration’s newest department is now part of a grant-funded effort to craft a racial wealth-equity plan for Indianapolis.
A total of 526 grants worth a combined $56.9 million have been awarded so far to companies and organizations in 79 counties. In 2023, $20 million was granted to 161 projects in 50 counties. See how the money has been distributed.
Dozens of projects will be considered for funding, including housing and placemaking projects in Bargersville, McCordsville and Martinsville; an amphitheater in Anderson; the Innovation Mile in Noblesville; and the redevelopment of Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis.
