Project Grant 19055833223

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Michigan Opera Theatre, doing business as Detroit Opera, to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and runs from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. This program supports opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Michigan Opera Theatre through the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). The grant funds will support infrastructure revisions to improve accessibility and enhance educational spaces at the Detroit Opera House. Specifically, planned modifications will provide better accessibility and patron comfort, increase the number of spaces available for hosting programs, and upgrade dated...

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....

This $17.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Global Epicenter of Mobility coalition led by the Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation. The coalition aims to transform Detroit's legacy automotive industry into a highly competitive advanced mobility cluster. Funding will support the new Supply Chain Transformation Center which will provide assistance to existing manufacturers transitioning to broader mobility products....

This $499,999 Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation Coalition's proposal to transition the Detroit region's automotive expertise into the advanced mobility industry. The Coalition will invest in three pillars with the funding: Company Innovation and Transition, including startup incubation and helping legacy companies transition to advanced mobility; Talent Transformation, focusing on increasing workforce diversity and skills...

This $900,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Detroit, Michigan over a 3-year period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The City of Detroit, the grant recipient, will use the funding to support local economic development needs and underserved...

The Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, Michigan will receive $493,770 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to implement a general collection preservation and reorganization project. As part of the project, the museum will hire curatorial and archival staff to inventory, rehouse, and improve storage conditions for over 20,000 artifacts currently on exhibit or in storage, including musical instruments,...

This $23.3 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the Global Epicenter of Mobility coalition led by the Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation. The coalition aims to transform the Detroit region's legacy automotive industry into a highly competitive advanced mobility cluster. Funding will establish a new Supply Chain Transformation Center to assist existing manufacturers transition to...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) provides $600,000 to support the production of a feature documentary film titled "DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT". The film will explore the life and art of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during their time in 1930s Detroit, and the lasting impact they had on the city's cultural identity and political history. The project will be carried out by Women Make...

The Michigan History Center was awarded a $186,939 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164) to advance its mission in Detroit using a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility lens. Funding will support the creation of a full-time Detroit Historian position to spearhead projects centered on reinterpreting the Ulysses and Julia Grant Home and auditing and expanding Detroit's historic markers....