Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Three Oklahoma organizations receive new CARES Act grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced $40.3 million in new CARES Act economic stabilization grants to support essential operations at more than 300 cultural institutions across the country.

Three of these grants - made possible by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress - were awarded to organizations in Oklahoma. 

The three Oklahoma organizations are receiving a total of $136,415.

In Tulsa's Greenwood District, the Greenwood Community Development Corporation is receiving $30,000. The grant will fund the addition of five staff members to re-open a historic site focused on the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, according to the news release. 

In Anadarko, the Delaware Nation garners $30,000 for funding for new public computers and continued employment of a tribal librarian to oversee operations and enlarge computer and internet access for the community through its Joan Sobieta Memorial Library.

Oklahoma State University in Stillwater is receiving $76,415 to support diversity and inclusivity through its libraries programs. The grant will fund the continued employment of two full-time postdoctoral scholars at the who are working through OSU's Edmon Low Library on humanities research projects for the public.

-BAM