Project Grant 18081553218

This $379 thousand National Endowment for the Humanities project grant will support the development and delivery of curriculum focused on the history and revitalization of the American bison. Awarded October 1, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, the grant will fund workshops and virtual learning for 72 K-12 educators. Led by Fort Peck Community College, Montana State University, and Ecology Project International, presenters from the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes as...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2023 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program will allow Papahana Kuaola, a Native Hawaiian organization and non-profit, to address the need for increased access to Hawaiian cultural-based literature and place-based learning. The funding will be used to develop literacy-focused programs, learning materials, and community engagement activities that...

The Papahana Kuaola (PK) will develop a culture-based early literacy program for $156,814 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (NANH-L). PK will create learning materials and engage 1,364 participants across 13 schools on Oahu, Molokai, and Maui through hands-on activities, bus tours, outdoor experiences, and community events centered around moolelo (stories), ali'i (royalty)...

This $239,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending award (CFDA 14.251) was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to the Penobscot Theatre Co, a non-profit performing arts organization located in Bangor, Maine. The funding supports a broad range of economic and community development activities over an approximately 8-year performance period from August 2024...

WNET received a $399,207 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 develop the online learning game "Mission US: Spirit of a Nation." The game will focus on the Apalachee people, an indigenous group from northwestern Florida, spanning the 1500s to mid-1600s. As the eighth installment of WNET's award-winning Mission US series of classroom games on American history, it...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to New Native Theatre from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The grant supports personnel expenses to aid the organization's 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). This program aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Childrens Museum And Theatre Of Maine $150,000 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The funding will support personnel and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The NEA program aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts, integrate arts strategies that promote well-being and...

The Barona Band of Mission Indians received a $174,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to create and install an animated short film entitled "Sinyohow and the Twins." This film will serve as a sequel to the tribe's award-winning multi-sensory Kumeyaay/Diegueno creation story film and exhibit, connecting local Native youth and visitors with ancient Kumeyaay stories and...

Papahana Kuaola received a $173,310 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to develop an online and in-person program focused on moolelo (stories) of Hawaii. The program will support 1,540 participants from underserved communities on Molokai, Maui, and Oahu as they transition between virtual and blended learning environments. Activities will foster understanding and...