Project Grant 1132007073

This federal Project Grant award for $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a documentary film with the working title "ADELANTE!" The film will serve as a biographical portrait of the influential Chicano playwright, activist, and director Luis Valdez, exploring the history and significance of Chicano identity through the lens of Valdez's pioneering theatrical company El...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Inc., doing business as the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, to support personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Mayi Filipino Theatre Ensemble Inc. a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) from January 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The grant funding will support Mayi Theatre Co.'s personnel and facilities expenses to continue providing arts programming in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the grant program aims to support opportunities for public participation in the...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Inc. a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies that promote...

Teco Theatrical Productions, Inc. received a $150,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to...

The Theatre Development Fund, Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support the Introduction to Theatre Initiative, the Young Playwrights Residency, and the Wendy Wasserstein Project. The Introduction to Theatre Initiative and Young Playwrights Residency will provide opportunities for people to participate in arts education....

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Trinity Repertory Co Inc., a nonprofit organization, for repairs to the facade of the historic Lederer Theater building located in Providence, RI. The grant is awarded under the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929), which provides matching grants for preservation or conservation work on nationally significant historic...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) has awarded a $299,211 Project Grant to La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc., a non-profit cultural organization in New York City. This 3-year grant (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027) will fund the "PRESERVING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY: EXPANDING ACCESS TO LA MAMA'S BORN-DIGITAL MATERIALS" project. The project will preserve, catalog, and publicly share La Mama's...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Merely Players from May 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel and facilities expenses to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program, this award will help Merely Players provide...

WNET received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to produce a two-hour PBS documentary titled "The First Folio: The Making of Shakespeare." The documentary will mark the 400th anniversary of the first published collection of William Shakespeare's plays, known as the First Folio, by recounting the process of locating, correcting and printing...