Project Grant 19105625223

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to the Academy of American Poets Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The grant funds will support activities designed to showcase American poets and foster interest in poetry, consistent with the program's goal of supporting opportunities for public participation in the arts. Key services will include...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grant to Literary Arts Inc., doing business as Portland Arts & Lectures, to renovate their new building located at 716 SE Grand in Portland, Oregon. The renovations will create additional classroom, event, community, and staff workspace, allowing Literary Arts to expand its literary and humanities programming. Planned improvements include a new bookstore, coffee bar, multi-purpose area...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) to support the organization's annual conference and bookfair, including a convening for faculty members from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund comprehensive...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $599,998 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to Verse Video Education, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization. The grant funding will support the production of Season Five of the public television series "Poetry in America," which explores American poetry as a central part of the nation's culture and history. The series gathers poets, distinguished individuals from other fields,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Verse Video Education, Inc. $299,765 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the completion of five episodes in Season 4 of the public television show Poetry in America. Titled "More Perfect Union," these episodes will focus on American poems that examine the nation's shared narratives. Each episode will profile a work representing different American styles, traditions, and...

The Library of America, in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, will produce 400 Years of Latino Poetry, a $1,698,898 project grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The initiative includes publishing a groundbreaking anthology of Latino poetry spanning 400 years; public programs and conversations with literary scholars, poets, and historians across...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $110,000 project grant to The Harlem School of the Arts, Inc. to support free pre-professional arts education programs for underserved students in New York City. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to expand access to arts participation and education and build capacity in the arts sector. Through this one-year award covering July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, The...

This $175,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports a two-year institute for high school English teachers (grades 9-12) to examine the portrayal of friendship in literature, film, and adolescent social experiences. Teachers will explore evolving conceptions of friendship through collaborative seminars, expert presentations, and the development of curricular materials. The...

The Citylit Project 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 program (CFDA 45.024). The two-year award, issued on January 1, 2022 and set to conclude on December 31, 2023, will support personnel and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its mission to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education,...

The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, 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 program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities...