Project Grant 18943733422

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to PRX Inc. from January 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 outlined in the program description, funding under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals aims to support...

This Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support the WGBH Educational Foundation in creating educational resources to improve access to public media archives. Under the $213,358 award provided through the National Leadership Grants program, the Foundation will develop 20 sets of primary resources featuring archival public television and radio programming aligned with commonly taught topics in American history and current events. The sets will include teaching...

Austin Community College District will use a $700,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to establish an Educational Resource Center at Austin PBS through August 31, 2025. The grant funding is provided through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. Specifically, Austin...

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will receive $427,608 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to advance the digital accessibility and offerings of its Artist Power Center online platform. Designed to provide relief and economic opportunities to Bay Area artists disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center will develop a more flexible virtual platform connecting arts employers to artists. This...

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, MA will receive $440,960 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program. The ICA will expand its teen engagement efforts through new media courses in advanced music production and photography. A school-year long film program and teen arts council will provide additional arts and community-focused programming. The museum will also pilot a creative leadership initiative...

The Exploratorium will develop affordable, portable STEAM exhibits and at-home learning experiences in partnership with Community Science Workshops under a $499,850 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Through the grant period of September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025, The Exploratorium will collaborate with CSWS to design 8-10 exhibits and accompanying digital lessons to enable STEAM learning in underserved communities across...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $227,420 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program to the Linguistic Society of America to support the creation and distribution of 20 original podcast episodes and 3 mini-series episodes on the history of African American English through the Subtitle podcast. The podcast episodes will range between 20 to 25 minutes and will be distributed through Subtitle's online and social media platforms, with...

The Mechanics Institute was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The funding will support staffing, presenters, and audiovisual infrastructure to deliver a hybrid online and in-person civil rights programming series from October 2021 through September 2022. Key products include planning discussions on prison reform, immigration, and reparations issues. The...

The Boston Center for the Arts, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support the organization's personnel, facilities, and marketing 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...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc. a $100,000 project grant under the National Leadership Grants program to produce One Brooklyn TV in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. One Brooklyn TV will bring educational media content to over 550,000 households in Brooklyn, providing students access to remote curriculum and instructional videos regardless of internet access. Now in its second year, the program will focus on creating...