Our Partners
Working Together to Share Rhode Island's Story
We work with local museums, historical societies, and community organizations to help share Rhode Island’s important role in American history. These partnerships support school programs, exhibits, and events that bring the past to life for visitors of all ages.
Meet Our Partners
Are you a partnering organization that would like to stay in touch with updates important to RI250’s partners?
Grant Opportunities
Pomeroy Foundation
Explore this resource from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to discover how historical markers and preservation efforts are bringing local history to life across the nation.
RI250 Mini-Grants
Want to bring Rhode Island’s revolutionary story to life in your community—with funding to make it happen?
Grants for Arts Projects
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education…
Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes
We are accepting proposals for works of art in a range of formats: plays, operas, literary arts, concerts, visual arts…
Funding for State and Regional Arts Organizations
The regional arts organizations, each representing a geographic grouping of states, assist the National Endowment for the Arts in distributing…
Public Humanities Projects
The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas of the humanities to life for general audiences through public programming.
Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s principles of equality, liberty…
Celebrate America!
In honor of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the National Endowment for the Humanities is issuing a call for proposals for…
Semiquincentennial Grants - Historic Preservation Fund
The Semiquincentennial Grant Program was created by Congress in 2020 to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving sites and structures…
Program Opportunities
Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes
We are accepting proposals for works of art in a range of formats: plays, operas, literary arts, concerts, visual arts…
Grants for Arts Projects
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education…
NEA Big Read
The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read—a partnership with Arts Midwest—broadens our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors through the power of a shared reading experience.
Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership among the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
Creative Forces
The program places creative arts therapies at the core of patient-centered care at clinical sites throughout the country, including telehealth services, and increases…
Mayors' Institute on City Design
partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) convenes mayors and design experts to solve the most critical planning and design challenges facing their cities.
Revolutionary War Pension Project - American Revolution
The National Park Service and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are collaborating on a special project to transcribe the pension records of more than 80,000 of America’s first veterans and their widows.
RI250 Partner Field Guide
The RI250 Partner Field Guide is a comprehensive resource created to support organizations working alongside the Commission to commemorate Rhode Island’s Semiquincentennial. Inside, partners will find clear guidance on messaging, inclusive storytelling, statewide coordination, and opportunities to align programming with the broader 250th initiative. It also outlines ways to collaborate, co-brand events, and help elevate Rhode Island’s history and communities throughout this multi-year celebration.
Submit Your Event
Hosting an event or commemoration in your town? Share the details with us, and we’ll review and add it to our RI250 community calendar!
