Project Grant 18893153422

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 Humanities awarded a $216,350 Project Grant to the Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration at California State University under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will support the "California Dreamin': Migration, Work, and Settlement in the 'Other' California" project from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The "California Dreamin'" project aims to...

The American Film Institute (AFI) received a three-year, $750,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, AFI will undertake an effort to document and provide intellectual access to short films from the silent and early sound film eras (1910-1933) as part of its authoritative AFI Catalog online resource. By including these short films, the AFI Catalog will illuminate...

The American Film Institute (AFI) received a $132,708 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The Education Stabilization Fund program provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. AFI will use the grant funds to deliver services that address the impacts of the pandemic on the education sector in Los Angeles, California. While details...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Postsecondary Education awarded San Francisco Community College District a Project Grant of $484,996 under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This grant funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the San Francisco Community...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $148,522 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to the Fort Ross Conservancy, doing business as California State Park Coop, for the project "COMING ROUND: THE KASHIA-POMO STRUGGLE FOR HOMELAND." Through this June 1, 2022 project grant concluding December 31, 2022, the Fort Ross Conservancy will produce a documentary film and accompanying public programming telling the story of the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Mendocino College $103,023 under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.162) to support the Northern California Native American History Speaker Series. The project grant aims to enhance faculty knowledge of local Native American history through collaboration with tribal entities via a speaker series running from February 2022 through November 2024. The Promotion of...

TRIO Student Support Services Program Summary Monterey Peninsula Community College District received a $365,112 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes and retention for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the...

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant project, titled "Voices of Silicon Valley: Using Heritage Discourse to Counteract Placelessness and Build Belonging," aims to increase accessibility of the California History Center's oral histories, create new...

The federal Project Grant award of $136,528 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) supports the "Blank Spaces in the Library Archives" community-based learning and digitization project at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The project aims to document and publicize the underrepresented lived experiences of people of color from the 18th to...