Project Grant 19058783223

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Theatre For A New Audience, Inc. received a $174,950 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163), awarded January 1, 2026. The grant funds a two-week Summer Institute titled "Scholarship and Performance: A Combined Approach to Teaching Shakespeare's Plays," scheduled for July 13-24, 2026, at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, New York. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the "Promotion of the Humanities Research" program (CFDA 45.161) supports the "Shakespeare's Theaterscape: London Playhouse Districts (1576-1642)" digital research project. The $249,706 award to Purdue University will fund the creation of interactive digital maps and a collection of edited source materials that reconstruct four entertainment districts in early modern London. The project aims...

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...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,482,000 Project Grant to Arts Midwest, Incorporated to support Shakespeare in American communities during the 2022-2023 school year. This funding supports the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education. Under this award, Arts Midwest will deliver Shakespeare programming and educational services to communities in...

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 National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $2.964 million Project Grant to Arts Midwest, Incorporated to support Shakespeare in American communities during the 2023-2024 school year. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which supports opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education. Arts Midwest will use the funding to deliver Shakespeare programming and educational opportunities to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Ford's Theatre Society a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) effective January 1, 2026, with completion by August 31, 2026. The grant supports artist fees and personnel costs for the theatrical production of "1776" by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards, performed at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. This...

Summary Agnes Scott College received a $173,696 Project Grant awarded January 1, 2026, from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The grant supports "Shakespeare and Digital Storytelling," a two-week residential summer institute scheduled for June 14–26, 2026, on the college's campus in Decatur, Georgia. The institute delivers intensive professional development to 25 secondary English teachers...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,557,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (CFDA 45.024) program to Arts Midwest, Incorporated, a non-profit regional arts organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This 28-month grant, active from July 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025, will support the "Shakespeare in American Communities" initiative, which will provide professional theater performances and educational...