Project Grant 18878307222

This $1,300,059 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education, will support the creation of a bilingual American Sign Language (ASL) and English documentary film titled "Deaf in Motion: A Documentary About Pioneers in Early Space Studies." The film will highlight the contributions of deaf individuals who participated in groundbreaking research that enabled achievements of the U.S. space...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to California Lawyers For The Arts, Incorporated to support a teaching artist workforce development pilot program for formerly incarcerated individuals. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support the pilot program from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The program aims to provide opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $160,551 to Gallaudet University to strengthen the pipeline for deaf scientists in signed language research. The project aims to increase the participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the field of signed language research through a mentorship and access model. Key activities include: Providing a cohort of deaf college and university...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program under CFDA 93.433 provides $2,774,998 to Gallaudet University to operate a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Center will conduct research, development, and innovation focused on improving the lives of people with hearing disabilities through technological solutions and accessibility enhancements. Key...

The Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corporation 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 program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program, the award will help the organization...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $110,000 project grant to The Harlem School of the Arts, Inc. to support free pre-professional arts education programs for underserved students in New York City. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to expand access to arts participation and education and build capacity in the arts sector. Through this one-year award covering July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, The...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. to support a writing retreat and literary programming under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will fund a year-long initiative from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023. As the program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, the Cave Canem Foundation will use the funding to host...

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...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $206,730 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to the University of Rochester. The grant funds the Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentorship Network, which provides career mentorship to young otolaryngologists interested in clinician-scientist careers. Key activities include in-person and virtual meetings, one-on-one mentoring, educational...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will provide $693,856.00 to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct research on the structure and function of coordinated neural activity in the auditory system of mice. The 5-year project aims to use high-channel-count electrophysiology, optogenetics,...