Project Grant 19121793223

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 Museum of Mexican Art will partner with four organizations that make up the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance to deliver leadership development and arts programming to strengthen cultural identity in Mexican communities across four Midwestern cities. Funded by a $413,269 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program, the National Museum of Mexican Art and its partners will grow the capacity of local arts organizations in...

This $151,520 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support the Colorado Chicano Movement Archives in preserving and providing access to its collections. The awardee, Colorado State University-Pueblo, will use the funding to hire an archivist through January 2023 to process 500 digitized items, create metadata for 300 photographs, and develop finding aids. The...

Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc., doing business as Migrant Headstart, was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund on February 22, 2021. The funding was provided through the Capital Magnet Fund program (CFDA #21.011), which aims to create and preserve affordable housing for low-income families, individuals, and economically distressed communities by attracting private capital. Under the award, Chicanos POR La Causa...

La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes (LPCA) will use a $100,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program to deliver virtual educational and cultural programming to underserved Latinx communities in Los Angeles recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, LPCA will produce and stream 10 episodes of the educational series "En Familia" and 144 episodes of the cultural program "En Casa." It will also provide a...

The Chicago History Museum will receive $648,029 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to launch a community-driven initiative sharing the diverse historical narratives and contributions of Latino people to Chicago's development from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Key deliverables include establishing sustainable relationships with Chicago's Latino communities through restorative practices and co-creative...

The federal Project Grant award, provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will support an undergraduate internship program implemented through a partnership between the Arte Americas: The Mexican Art Center, the State Center Community College District, the University of California Merced, and California State University Fresno. The $555,195 award, with a performance period from August 1,...

The Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) was awarded a $578,500 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. The grant funding will support MACLA's development of 12 major visual arts exhibitions and related public programming to engage the community in civic dialogue and deepen understanding of Latino art and culture. The project aims to create a new cultural model for an arts center where residents see the arts as a...

The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance was awarded a $523,398 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, titled "SOMOS UNO / WE ARE ONE", aims to develop literacy skills for children and students from birth...

The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will collaborate on a three-year, $700,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize and provide open access to Mexican American art and archival materials. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, which supports preserving and providing intellectual access to humanities resources, approximately...