EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - School officials say the University of Southern Indiana has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Historic New Harmony’s efforts to strengthen exhibitions and programs focused on the history of religion and spirituality in New Harmony.

According to a press release, Lilly Endowment made the grant through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.

Officials say the grant will help Historic New Harmony, a program of USI, build on the work it began with a 2023 Lilly Endowment grant. That funding has helped Historic New Harmony strengthen the ways in which it encourages visitors to explore the religious beliefs and practices of two nineteenth century New Harmony utopian communities and their lasting influence on the southwestern I

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