NEWS — JUL 3, 2023
Freedom’s Frontier NHA is happy to introduce the organization’s newest grant program.
FFNHA Project Grants, formerly Interpretive Grants, award partner sites up to $3000 in match-free funds for projects connected to the heritage area’s rich history. With fewer project restrictions and hurdles, the grant’s scope has widened beyond interpretation to include programming, restoration, preservation, and archival management. Applications will be accepted in three cycles each calendar year. This year’s deadlines will be August 11 and October 1. Beginning in 2024, cycles are planned for February, July, and October.
Online applications have also been streamlined. Letters of support and other documentation can be uploaded directly to our website.
These changes, effective immediately, are the direct result of partner feedback and aim to increase transparency and simplify the entire partner-end experience.
Kate Sutter, community engagement and partnership coordinator, is happy to answer your questions about both grant programs.Â
We look forward to receiving your grant requests.
Learn more about FFNHA Project Grants and view the application at freedomsfrontier.org/project-grants.
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) builds awareness of struggles for freedom in western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Established by Congress in 2006, FFNHA covers a unique physical and cultural landscape across 41 counties and 31,000 square miles. It promotes three diverse, interwoven, and nationally significant stories: frontier settlement, the Missouri-Kansas Border War and Civil War, and enduring civil rights disputes. FFNHA inspires respect for multiple perspectives and empowers area residents to preserve and share these stories, achieving its goals through interpretation, preservation, conservation, and education for all residents and visitors. It is one of 62 federally recognized National Heritage Areas across the United States.