News — Mass Humanities

(Northampton, MA – Sept. 22, 2022) — Mass Humanities announced today it has awarded $713,876 in Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants to 42 cultural nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth, including to NAASR and the Armenians of Whitinsville. The funded projects will surface new narratives about the people and ideas that shape Massachusetts.   The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) was awarded $9,570 for their project, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Mass. The project will support a series of public programs on Armenian- American identities and how they interact with the diverse community of Massachusetts.  The project will...

We are excited to announce that NAASR has received a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan - SHARP grant from Mass Humanities, with funding made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. This grant helps us recover during the pandemic and increase educational initiatives for our growing online audience. We are honored to be selected as a SHARP grant recipient! Mass Humanities received requests from more than 140 organizations. SHARP grants of up to $15,000 were awarded to retain or recruit staff, replace lost revenue, and rebuild audiences. For the complete list of grantees, click here. About the SHARP...