Federal grants to Appalshop Inc
Appalshop Inc in Whitesburg, Kentucky received $1.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 16 awards. Its largest program was Save America's Treasures, with $750,000. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$25,000.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.6 million
- Awards16
- Awarded in FY 2025-$25,000
- Largest award$750,000
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $85,000 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $227,122 |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $1.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $235,581 |
| FY 2025 | 0 | -$25,000 |
Programs that fund Appalshop Inc
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Save America's Treasures | 1 | $750,000 |
| Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | 6 | $607,171 |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 8 | $139,523 |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $62,509 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 1 | $750,000 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 6 | $607,171 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 8 | $139,523 |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $62,509 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalshop will digitally preserve its collection of audiovisual materials documenting the history of appalachia. In 2023, eastern Kentucky suffered a catastrophic flood and 80% of appalshop’s collection was submerged in flood water. Project activities will include the cleaning and digitization of NE | Save America's Treasures | September 13, 2023 | $750,000 |
| Salvaging appalachian photo collections [this project will treat and digitize three major appalachian photonegative collections that were damaged by catastrophic flooding in july 2022. The collections to be saved include images documenting: eastern ky and southwest va residents during 1935-55, brook | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | June 13, 2024 | $225,581 |
| Preserving and improving access to appalshop's humanities collections [as the organization works to resume humanities programming, we are seeking capacity support to preserve and improve access to our archival collections illuminating the history and culture of the appalachian region. Funds will go | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | November 3, 2021 | $155,090 |
| Identifying, preserving, and amplifying black appalachian experiences and voices in central appalachia [a project to identify, preserve and amplify black appalachian experiences and voices through cultural mapping, oral historic collection and dissemination, and national cultural exchanges and organ | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | September 18, 2023 | $136,500 |
| This eda investment supports appalshop, inc. With conducting a feasibility study to expand the media production and education hubs into the coalfields of West Virginia and Virginia, to help stabilize and increase the working population and boost resiliency of the local economy. Once completed, the p | Economic Adjustment Assistance | June 14, 2022 | $62,509 |
| Preserving a coal community's history on film [to digitize and preserve early film footage shot in the coalfields of central appalachia held within the appalshop archive.] | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | May 24, 2021 | $50,000 |
| Purpose: to support wmmt-fms passing the pick and bow program. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | May 10, 2023 | $40,000 |
| Salvage and digitization of appalshop archive films [this project will support the cleaning and digitization of archival films that were damaged by a catastrophic flood in eastern Kentucky in july 2022. Approximately 28,000 feet of film?equal to 10 hours of content?will be cleaned and digitized at a | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | January 18, 2023 | $30,000 |
| Purpose: to support a media arts training program for young artists. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | June 2, 2023 | $25,000 |
| Purpose: to support a touring exhibition from the appalachian media institute. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 24, 2023 | $20,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Appalshop Inc get?
$1.6 million in 16 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Appalshop Inc the most?
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, with $750,000 in 1 award. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is Appalshop Inc's largest federal grant?
$750,000 under Save America's Treasures, with its first action in the period on September 13, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Appalshop Inc?
Its largest are Save America's Treasures, Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access and Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals.
Other grant recipients in Whitesburg
- Letcher County Fiscal Court
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
- Whitesburg Housing Authority
- Eky Heritage Foundation Inc
- Letcher Cnty Arpt BD
- Whitesbug City Clerk
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