Project Grant 1542007004

This Project Grant award of $190,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports the "CINCINNATI SOUNDS: EXPLORING A MUSICAL CITY'S SPACES, PLACES AND SOUNDS" project. The project will triangulate multiple perspectives through multidisciplinary scholarship, sound mapping, site visits, and applications to humanities research and teaching. Key project activities include workshops with discussions...

This $498,763 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will enable City Lore Inc., a New York-based non-profit cultural organization, to create exhibitions and programming focused on immigrant communities. The exhibitions will explore topics such as women in blues, Cuban music, J'Ouvert festival traditions, and LGBTQ+ house ballroom culture, and will be held in locations across New York,...

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The two-year award will support UCSF's Sound and Music Perception Lab in implementing a research agenda and associated studies designed to advance understanding of sound and music perception. The NEA grant program aims to support opportunities for...

The National Public Housing Museum received a $409,752 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant supports the museum's development of a participatory exhibition and public programming that explores the role of music in the development of public housing communities, and the role of these communities in the creation and celebration of music. The exhibition and programming will be co-curated with current and former...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant Award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research to study the encoding models and top-down modulation of the human subcortical auditory system. The $422,562 award to the Regents of the University of Michigan will support efforts to understand how lower brain areas in the auditory pathway interact with higher auditory cortical regions when communicating in noisy environments. The researchers...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) will support the Sound Health Network. The network will regularly convene experts in music neuroscience, health, and wellness to identify and widely promote research findings. The grant has an award date of July 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2025. The project will be carried out by the Regents of the...

The Madison Children's Museum received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to fabricate and install a new long-term exhibition titled "Rhythms of Life." The exhibit will explore the interconnectedness of all living things and promote the importance of empathy and caring for the Earth. The interactive, hands-on exhibition will feature seasonal elements and components targeted...

The Museum of the City of New York, Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) program. The grant will support the development of the exhibition "THE NEW YORK CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF IMAGINING THE CITY, 1923-2023" exploring how arts, media, and culture have portrayed New York City over the past century. Opening in 2023, the exhibition will invite visitors to consider how...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,991 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to develop a plan to accelerate the development of high-quality, perceivable, interpretable, and accessible data sonifications in the geosciences. The 2-year "Sonification Network for the Geosciences (GEO SONNET) Planning Project" aims to: 1) establish interdisciplinary networks of sonification researchers, domain experts,...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service - Chesapeake Bay Office under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) provides $150,000 to The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation to develop an immersive audio experience along the 10.5-mile Elizabeth River Trail in Norfolk, Virginia. The "Truth Be Told" project will curate 10 seven-minute audio stories featuring the historical perspectives and experiences of underrepresented communities along the trail, connecting...