JACKSON, Wyo. — The Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum (JHHSM) recently received funding for their new history museum campus.
The new museum, located on the Genevieve Block was awarded a $750,000 grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The award is among 23 grants issued across the country under the Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant. The JHHSM was the only Wyoming applicant to receive funds in this grant cycle.
“The NEH grant competition is fiercely competitive and proposals go through rigorous evaluation. To receive an NEH grant, particularly of this size, is the apex of national academic achievement and a huge validation of our new History Museum,” said Sherry Smith a JHHSM Board member, previous NEH grant reviewer and University Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at Southern Methodist University.
The NEH award requires the JHHSM to meet a 4:1 ratio or $3 million match of the award in non-federal funds.
In October 2021, JHHSM Executive Director Morgan Jaouen presented the draft proposal of the new museum to the Town Council. She said the project is estimated at about 14-15 million dollars. According to Jaouen, JHHSM had secured 11 million to date.
