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Arts and Humanities Across America through Ten Mellon Grants
Expanding Public Knowledge
What is possible with a more complete and accessible cultural record?
Explore the IdeaMellon makes grants to support communities through the power of the arts and humanities
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Colectivo El Ancón de Loíza Incorporado
The Famed El Ancón Barge is Being Reimagined in Puerto Rico
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc.
Country Onions, Sweet Potatoes, and Salt: The Unsung Ingredients of Southern Food
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Meet the Moore Family: American History, Hope, and Dreams
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
Where Is All the Native Food?
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Two Boys Bonded in a Japanese Incarceration Camp. Their Friendship Changed Everything.
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