ASU RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CHALLENGE GRANT FOR HISTORIC DYESS COLONY RECONSTRUCTION

Arkansas State University has received a challenge grant of $500,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for reconstruction and restoration of some of the buildings in the Historic Dyess Colony. Dr. Ruth Hawkins, director of Arkansas Heritage Sites, says, “The NEH grant gives us tremendous momentum for developing the Historic Dyess Colony as a major heritage site for the state and the region.” The details of the Historic Dyess Colony project and the NEH grant are discussed in the A-State news article, ASU Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant for Historic Dyess Colony Reconstruction. For the original article, please click here.