Press Release
June 10, 2025
Contact: Bridget Lewis
Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-521-4533
[email protected]
okhistory.org/civil-rights-grants
$1,100,000 Awarded to 28 Organizations Through Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail Grant Program
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) proudly announces that 28 organizations have been awarded a grant through the Civil Rights Trail Grant Program. This total amount awarded of just over $1,100,000 will assist with the collections, interpretation and educational programming for civil rights-associated places.
The OHS Board of Directors approved funding for the following organizations at its May quarterly meeting.
Organizations
African American H.O.P.E Foundation; Creek Freedman Initiative Corner of Black Wall Street; EODD Town of Taft; Fairfax Community Foundation; Freedom Center of OKC; Friends of Rentiesville Blues, Inc.; Lawton Fort Sill Chapter (9th and 10th) Cavalry Association; Loveworks Foundation; OKCBM Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors; Oklahoma Black Living Legacy; Oklahoma Indian Territory Museum of Black Freedman History; Open Design Collective; Racismstinks; Raising Little Africa 1921; Seminole Nation; Standing Bear Native American Foundation; T-Okie Civic and Social Club of Tatums; Project 2020; and Tullahassee Wildcats Foundation
Communities
Town of Boley; Town of Clearview; Town of Gans; Town of Grayson; Town of Lima; Town of Red Bird; Town of Taft; Town of Tatums; and Town of Tullahassee
Applications were submitted in January and February 2025, and they were reviewed by an OHS staff committee and a subcommittee of the OHS Board of Directors. This grants-in-aid program offered by the Oklahoma Historical Society was open to tribal, county and municipal governments and not-for-profit organizations registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Funding ranged from $1,000 to $50,000 for projects focused on collections, exhibits, and programming pertaining to civil rights in Oklahoma.
The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications, the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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