January 12, 2026
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Haymarket Books and Mellon Foundation Announce Third Cohort of ‘Writing Freedom’ Fellows
Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, recognizing twenty writers whose lives and work have been impacted by the carceral system.
Read the newsHow the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures is Protecting Our Roots
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will support a multi-year, community-driven initiative from the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures called “Archives Funèbres,” or Funeral Archives.
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Funding: “Sustainable Libraries Initiative Awarded $175,000 for Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries”
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative, supported by a grant from Mellon, will pilot a training program to support public library staff in smaller and rural communities.
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NCCU Professor Amplifies Voices of Black Women Alumnae Through Oral History Archive
A grant from Mellon helped support the creation of the Collected Lady Eagle Oral History Project and Training Research Acumen archive, or CLEOPATRA.
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NAGPRA Training to Be Held at University of Montana
Supported through a grant from Mellon, as well as support from the University of Montana Provost Office, the University of Montana will host a training on NAGPRA.
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