Project Grant 19172635424

This Project Grant award of $190,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports the "CINCINNATI SOUNDS: EXPLORING A MUSICAL CITY'S SPACES, PLACES AND SOUNDS" project. The project will triangulate multiple perspectives through multidisciplinary scholarship, sound mapping, site visits, and applications to humanities research and teaching. Key project activities include workshops with discussions...

The Christ Church Preservation Trust was awarded a $184,528 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to conduct the "Historic Black Lives Matter: Telling the Trust about Christ Church and Race at the Founding" project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Trust will implement archival research on the involvement of people of African descent in the colonial and early republic history...

This Project Grant award of $146,645 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.162 - Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development) supports a three-year initiative by Monmouth College, a private liberal arts college in Illinois, to develop new pedagogical approaches for exploring the ethical, historical, and cultural impacts of "place" and "displacement" in West Central Illinois. The project, titled "Resituating the...

This Project Grant award of $2,360,026 from the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929) will support the assessment and rehabilitation of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina. The project aims to address structural issues with the portico, including the deterioration of column capitals and beams, and cracking in the sanctuary's north face. The work will involve carefully deconstructing and rebuilding portions of the...

The University of Chicago received a $349,969 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to develop "FLORENCE ILLUMINATED: VISUALIZING THE HISTORY OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND SOCIETY." This 2-year project, with an award date of September 1, 2024, will create a free online research platform that serves as a repeatable model for integrating and sharing digital humanities research...

This Project Grant award of $142,709 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program will support Old North Illuminated, Inc., doing business as Old North Foundation Bstn Inc., to develop and deliver new interpretive programming at the Old North Church & Historic Site in Massachusetts. Key products and services include hiring a manager and consultant to reimagine the site's interpretive plan with a focus on researching and...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...

This Project Grant award of $163,906.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will fund two one-week workshops hosted by the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in July 2025. The workshops, titled "LAND AS ARCHIVE: NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORIES OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN," will convene 20 participants from the humanities fields each session to develop analytical and practical skills in...

The Fashion Institute of Technology received a $182,444 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to deliver a series of one-week residential workshops exploring Italian American public art in New York City. The "Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces" project will strengthen place-based humanities teaching and learning by examining how monuments, landmarks, and public artworks are...

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...