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The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Houston Grand Opera Association a $385,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to engage the Houston community in discussion around themes and stories explored in HGO's opera productions and new operatic works. The grant will fund the production of opera performances, the development of new operas celebrating Houston's cultural heritage, and community dialogue sessions reaching an estimated...

Grant Award Summary: "Stories That Matter: Performance and Patriotism" The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) awarded Cleveland Play House a $4.21 million Project Grant under the Arts in Education program (CFDA 84.351) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The "Stories That Matter: Performance and Patriotism" initiative delivers comprehensive theater arts education services designed to expand access to...

This Project Grant award of $142,709 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program will support Old North Illuminated, Inc., doing business as Old North Foundation Bstn Inc., to develop and deliver new interpretive programming at the Old North Church & Historic Site in Massachusetts. Key products and services include hiring a manager and consultant to reimagine the site's interpretive plan with a focus on researching and...

The $163,854 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support the "The Ancient Olympics and Daily Life in Ancient Olympia: A Hands-On History" teacher training institute hosted by Monmouth College Alumni Association. The institute will immerse K-12 educators in scholarly research and hands-on activities related to the ancient Olympic Games and daily life in...

This Project Grant award of $189,258 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will fund an educational workshop series titled "FOREVER WILD: THE ADIRONDACKS IN THE GILDED AGE AND PROGRESSIVE ERA." The project, led by history professors from SUNY Cortland, will use the historic Camp Huntington site in the Adirondacks as a resource to explore how ideas of wilderness shaped America during the Gilded...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.169 - Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities) will extend and enhance the University of Oregon's existing London Stage Database, a "field-changing" open-access digital platform providing nightly playhouse offerings from 1660-1800. The funding will be used to migrate the database to a more sustainable web hosting architecture, improve data discovery and interoperability through...

The Los Angeles Opera Company received a $130,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a new production of Verdi's Aida and related community engagement activities. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which supports opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education. Funds will support the new staging of Aida to be performed from January 1 to September 30,...

The Trustees of Amherst College, operating as the Folger Shakespeare Library, received a $174,921 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to host a two-week, on-site summer institute in July 2024 for 25 middle and high school teachers. The institute, titled "Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation," will provide professional development focused on...

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...