Smithsonian Institution Grant

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Grant Amount - $300,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - To enable the National Museum of the American Indian to reorganize its existing grant-making programs and establish the Contemporary Native Arts Seminar for grants to senior artists and scholars


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