New Hoosier Grant Program to Honor Women’s Suffrage

Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial grants (photo courtesy: Indiana Historical Society)

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The state of Indiana has announced a new grant program to give communities an opportunity to preserve locations, public art and other projects that have historical significance for Hoosier women.

Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch this week announced the Preserving Women’s Legacy Grants.

“We want to capture how women have led and shaped their cities and towns,” said Crouch, who serves as chair of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. “The goal is to find the inspiring and hidden places and stories that can be shared for generations to come.”

Crouch says the grants will help to provide a legacy of the state’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.

The grants are a project of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial, presented by Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and will provide matching funds of $15,000, to $40,000 to selected community applicants.

Main Street communities may apply for the grants through May 15 at Suffrage Centennial website.

Projects should be tied to women’s history in Indiana but do not need to be related to women’s suffrage.