The New York Historical Society will receive $267,269 over three years from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support its Fellowship Program. Through this Project Grant award, starting in 2023 the Society will provide one fellowship annually through 2026 for promising scholars in American history. Fellows will conduct interdisciplinary research in history, art history, and material culture using the Society's...
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) was awarded a $199,596 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The grant will support SAH staff who manage the organization's free, online public humanities programs and publications from November 2021 through October 2023. Key staff overseeing SAH's Archipedia online encyclopedia, communications, membership, and programs will develop additional content for...
The National Park Service awarded a $844,010 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (CFDA 15.932) federal grant program to Florida A&M University (FAMU). The funding will support the rehabilitation of the Carnegie Library, a historic structure on FAMU's campus that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The grant has a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027....
This Project Grant award of $276,000.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the Trustee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, a non-profit organization. The funding will support research fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The fellowships will provide American-based, post-doctoral scholars opportunities to pursue...
The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (CFDA 15.932) program to Voorhees University for the rehabilitation of the St. James Academic Building. This federal grant program was established in 1988 to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project will restore and preserve...
This $726,879 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) supports the rehabilitation of the Union Bethel AME Church in Great Falls, Montana. The grant, awarded to the Montana Historical Society, will fund architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation activities to restore this historic property. The project aims to protect and document an important site...
The Society of Architectural Historians, University of California, Riverside, and the Color Film Emergency Project were awarded a $338,024 Project Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support a consortium work model to address the preservation and digitization of at-risk 35mm architectural slides documenting historic buildings and sites. This effort aims to safeguard this...
This $499,128 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support needed repairs and architectural assessments of the Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. Funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the award will allow the Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. to conduct a full structural assessment of the landmark building designed by Louis H. Persley, the first African American registered architect in...
The Foundation For Advancement In Conservation was awarded a $325,795 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to provide emergency preparation and response training to preserve humanities collections. Specifically, the Foundation will establish two new Alliance for Response networks in New Hampshire and Arizona and train four volunteer heritage response teams in cooperation with existing AFR networks. A...
This $538,200 project grant from the National Park Service will support Shaw University's continued preservation of Estey Hall. Awarded under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), the funding will be used to repair Estey Hall's roof and improve its HVAC controls system. Additionally, Shaw University will develop a historic structure report for the building. Estey Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a historically significant structure...