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Federal grants to The Massachusetts Historical Society

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The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts received $1.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Humanities Research, with $739,154. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $195,316.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The Massachusetts Historical Society by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20213$192,546
FY 20223$711,000
FY 20232$260,000
FY 20242$150,000
FY 20252$195,316

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The Massachusetts Historical Society

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Promotion of the Humanities Research 45.1614$739,154
National Historical Publications and Records Grants 89.0034$580,000
Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development 45.1631$189,708

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Endowment for the Humanities5$928,862
National Archives and Records Administration4$580,000

Largest awards

The 9 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Adams papers editorial project [the adams papers editorial project at the Massachusetts historical society (MHS) is the authoritative scholarly edition of the diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary miscellanies written by three generations of the adams family of massachuse
ASST_NON_RQ28700422_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities ResearchSeptember 15, 2022$450,000
Long-term fellowships at the Massachusetts historical society [the Massachusetts historical society requests a grant of $251,000 in outright funds and $20,000 in matching funds, a total of $271,000, for a program of long-term post-doctoral fellowships. To this sum the society will add $20,000 raised
ASST_NON_RA28529222_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities ResearchJuly 29, 2022$271,000
Whose revolution?: multiple narratives of the american revolution and its legacies in Massachusetts [the Massachusetts historical society and the concord museum have partnered to propose a 6-DAY workshop, teachers would explore famous and lesser-known sites related to the american revolution and its
ASST_NON_BH30150725_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Professional DevelopmentDecember 26, 2024$189,708
Discretionary
ASST_NON_PD10349123_088 on USAspending
National Historical Publications and Records GrantsFebruary 16, 2023$160,000
Discretionary
ASST_NON_PD10336322_088 on USAspending
National Historical Publications and Records GrantsMarch 18, 2022$160,000
To support a project to edit the adams papers?a selective edition of the papers of john adams and the adams family. During the proposed grant period, editorial staff will advance editorial work on volume 16 of the adams family correspondence; complete all remaining editorial work and publish volume
ASST_NON_PD10310621_088 on USAspending
National Historical Publications and Records GrantsMarch 4, 2021$160,000
Discretionary
ASST_NON_PD10364824_088 on USAspending
National Historical Publications and Records GrantsMarch 26, 2024$100,000
Adams papers editorial project
ASST_NON_RQ25572117_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities ResearchJanuary 26, 2021$22,452
Long-term fellowships at the Massachusetts historical society
ASST_NON_RA26447519_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities ResearchMarch 31, 2021$5,608

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The Massachusetts Historical Society get?

$1.5 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The Massachusetts Historical Society the most?

The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $928,862 in 5 awards. The National Archives and Records Administration follow.

What is The Massachusetts Historical Society's largest federal grant?

$450,000 under Promotion of the Humanities Research, with its first action in the period on September 15, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund The Massachusetts Historical Society?

Its largest are Promotion of the Humanities Research, National Historical Publications and Records Grants and Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development.

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