The National Association of Minority Landscape Architects (NAMLA) announced today that it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.

The grant is part of the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place initiative which is dedicated to fostering positive change through the humanities, with a strong focus on cultural heritage landscapes.

According to NAMLA, the Mellon Foundation’s mission aligns closely with NAMLA’s commitment to empowering underserved communities and underrepresented professionals in the field of landscape architecture.

The $100,000 grant will directly support NAMLA’s Micro Grants Program, which provides grants to landscape architects engaged in place-based history, heritage, and cultural work within underserved communities.

Through the Micro Grants Program, NAMLA hopes to:

• Expand minority representation in landscape architecture.
• Support landscape architects advancing place-based cultural landscapes.
• Strengthen underserved communities by funding projects that prioritize cultural and environmental equity.

For more on NAMLA, check out their website here.