ATLANTA – Ste. Genevieve will receive a share of nearly $200,000 in grants The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), has announced will be awarded.
This year’s awards will support 11 projects advancing preservation of the Delta Region’s culture and history across seven states, including Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
The Ste. Genevieve project is entitled: Setting the Record Straight: Sainte Genevieve Museum Collections Integrity Project
“The National Park Service’s Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative grant supports communities throughout the Mississippi Delta working to preserve and share the region’s important history and culture,” said Christopher Collins, former superintendent of the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Park and now superintendent of the New Philadelphis National Historic Site in Illinois.
Collins is also the chair, of the NPS Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative. “The LMDI program provides up to $25,000 in grant funds for a wide variety of projects, ranging from preservation projects to heritage festivals.”“We are happy to partner with the National Park Service in helping communities throughout the Lower Mississippi Delta region highlight the heritage of this remarkable region,” said David A. Grove, President and CEO of JNPA. As co-administrator of the program, JNPA is responsible for managing the online application process and distributing funding to recipients.
This year’s LMDI grants will support projects, including:
- 100 Years Later: A Centennial Look at the Continuing Impact of the 1927 Flood on the Lower Mississippi Delta — Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
- BlackAmericana Fest — Louisiana
- Bridging the Blues! Connecting Music Heritage in Arkansas and Louisiana through A+ — Arkansas, Louisiana
- Native Life and Enduring Connections Near the Confluence — Missouri
- Reopening of the McComb City Railroad Depot Museum — Mississippi
- Setting the Record Straight: Sainte Genevieve Museum Collections Integrity Project — Missouri
- Telling a more complete story… Life in rural Shelby County — Tennessee
- The Clinton Riot Historical Site — Mississippi
- The Trail of Tears Through Hickman County, KY: Our Native American Ancestors — Kentucky
- Unita Blackwell Houses’ Collection Conservation — Mississippi
- Ward Chapel AME Church Adaptive Reuse: Stabilize Roof — Illinois
Established in 1994, the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative has provided more than $3 million in grants to organizations exempt from federal income tax, such as non-profit organizations, tribal groups, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and state and local governments. Administered by the NPS in partnership with JNPA, LMDI funds may be appropriated by Congress to support the Delta’s cultural entities in their work toward research, interpretation and preservation goals for the region’s cultural resources.
Learn more about the LMDI grant program, including geographic parameters, this year’s funded projects, and information on how to apply for future grants on the program website: https://www.nps.gov/locations/lowermsdeltaregion/what-we-do.htm