Project Grant 19049303223

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 $100,000 under its Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to Texas A&M University-San Antonio for a project titled "Adapting, Translating, and Performing Shakespeare in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands." The funding will support hosting a conference in May 2024 in San Antonio, TX co-sponsored by the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The conference will generate essays exploring Shakespearean...

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...

WNET received a $1.2 million 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 produce a two-hour PBS documentary titled "The First Folio: The Making of Shakespeare." The documentary will mark the 400th anniversary of the first published collection of William Shakespeare's plays, known as the First Folio, by recounting the process of locating, correcting and printing...

Teco Theatrical Productions, Inc. 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 federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel 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 opportunities for all people to...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (CFDA 45.024) program to the Flamboyan Foundation, a woman-owned non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant supports a series of artist-led participatory design workshops in the rural town of Lajas, Puerto Rico, running from January 2025 to May 2025. The project aims to enhance public engagement with the arts and integrate arts-based...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Trinity Repertory Co Inc., a nonprofit organization, for repairs to the facade of the historic Lederer Theater building located in Providence, RI. The grant is awarded under the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929), which provides matching grants for preservation or conservation work on nationally significant historic...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion, Inc. (IBA Inc.) a $300,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel and marketing 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...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 two-year Project Grant to SU Teatro Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support SU Teatro's personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a nonprofit arts organization based in Colorado, SU Teatro will use the grant funds to provide opportunities for community participation in the arts and arts...

The Theatre Development Fund, Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support the Introduction to Theatre Initiative, the Young Playwrights Residency, and the Wendy Wasserstein Project. The Introduction to Theatre Initiative and Young Playwrights Residency will provide opportunities for people to participate in arts education....