
A $2.5 million grant, announced by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Wednesday, will fund a study to help officials better understand the role of religion in history and culture.
The grant was awarded from the Lilly Endowment Inc., an Indiana-based philanthropic foundation designed to support causes of community development, education and religion throughout the United States.
The grant, presented to the Foundation for Mississippi History, is “a perfect match” for the state said MDAH Board President Spence Flatgard.
Flatgard, who welcomed guests and officials attending…