Congressman Fattah Announces $1 Million in Humanities Grants to Philadelphia Organizations

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), a Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that seven organizations in his Philadelphia-area district have received new grant awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In total, the educational and cultural institutions will receive a combined $1,047,400 to support projects ranging from student fellowship programs to new art exhibits and humanities collections.

Local organizations receiving funding are: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, American Research Institute in Turkey, Society for Classical Studies, Haverford College, University of Pennsylvania, and The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

"I congratulate each of these organizations not only for their commitment to the humanities, but for their contributions every day that enhance our community's educational and cultural offerings," Congressman Fattah said. "Philadelphia has long been known as a home to some of the finest educational and cultural institutions in the country, and these new grant awards will deepen our local humanities offerings and provide new opportunities to students and individuals who live and work throughout the district."

To view the list of institutions receiving grants in Pennsylvania's Second Congressional District, visit http://www.neh.gov/files/press-release/march2015grantsstatebystate.pdf.

The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by awarding competitive grants to humanities programs and cultural institutions across the United States.  Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at www.neh.gov.

SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah

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