Project Grant 19111265423

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,845,300 Project Grant to the Illinois Arts Council under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under the Illinois Arts Council's NEA-approved strategic plan from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. A sub-award of $100,000 was provided to the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to support its Community...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $130,615 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)'s School of Art & Art History. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 30, 2026, will support a strategic climate action plan for two UIC public-facing units: Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive...

The Chicago Historical Society, doing business as the Chicago History Museum, was awarded a $376,503 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support the museum's "FIRE! The Great Chicago Fire at 150" project from May 2021 through October 2024. The project commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 through public humanities programs...

This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support a series of programming titled "Harlem as an Incubator" from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The programming will present the history of Harlem as an incubator of arts, culture, and activism for people of the African diaspora through lectures, public discussions, and readings. The goal is to construct...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $199,797 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Chicago History Museum, doing business as the Chicago Historical Society, for the period of October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The grant will support the museum's "Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877-1920" program, a three-week summer institute for 30 resident...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Illinois Arts Council a Project Grant totaling $1,196,638 under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) to support arts programs, services, and activities aligned with the Council's NEA-approved strategic plan. The award, effective July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, enables the Illinois Arts Council to execute comprehensive arts initiatives throughout Illinois by developing and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Colour Of Music, Inc., doing business as Colour Of Music Festival, to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop a humanities curriculum and discussion forum program titled "Visualizing Parallels Between the US 'Indian Wars' and the 'Global War on Terror'." Through this award made under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), UIC will partner with the Emerging Veteran Art Movement to prepare a...

The Chicago Sinfonietta Inc. received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding is provided through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and community...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the International Festival of Arts to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This funding was provided through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and community resilience,...