Tennessee State Museum Grants Announced

The Tennessee State Museum has announced the recipients of grants from the 2024-25 Capital Maintenance and Improvements program from the State of Tennessee, as administered through the Museum.

The funding came from $5 million the Tennessee General Assembly made available in the 2024-2025 Appropriations Act, for the sole purpose of providing grants to museums with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or affiliated with a governmental entity for capital maintenance and improvements.

It was a highly competitive process. In total, the Tennessee State Museum received 157 applications, totaling $10.5M in funding requests for the $5M appropriation.

Local appropriations include, Lewis County Historical Society, $35,395, Lincoln County Museum Association, $100,000, Loretto Lift-Up, Inc, $47,000, Maury County APTA, $15,400, and The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, $44,500.