Project Grant 19195014124

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program awarded a $175,935 Project Grant to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to establish the "Black Hills Applied Ceramic Engineering (BACE)" Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The grant will support a 3-year program focused on ceramics research from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing archaeological, cultural, and technical aspects. Key objectives include increasing local...

The Portland Art Museum, through its Center For An Untold Tomorrow division, received a $325,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant funded the development and delivery of "THE ART OF RESILIENCE: A CONTINUUM OF TLINGIT ARTS" public program from August 2016 through July 2020. This program explored Tlingit history and culture through humanities-focused...

The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation will implement a community engagement project titled "Creative Attention" under a $235,779.60 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Through the grant, the Art Center will partner with a licensed art therapist to encourage community members to use art to address anxiety and recognize manifestations of the emotion. Therapeutic art workshops will be conducted and an intergenerational family...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded the Portland Art Museum a $4,917,308.34 Project Grant under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The grant funding will support the museum's presentation of the exhibition "The Space in Which to Place Me" featuring artist Jeffrey Gibson at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy from July 2023 to November 2024. The Portland Art Museum has...

This $616,537 award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a project led by Lehigh University to investigate the solid-state synthesis of novel entropy-stabilized ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: 1) elucidate the reaction mechanisms and material transport processes governing the formation of these advanced ceramics; 2) understand the role of induced elastic deformation in the reaction kinetics; and 3) characterize the...

The Toledo Museum of Art received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies that promote well-being and resilience, and build capacity and...

This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program operated by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF). The PAD program aims to showcase the work of U.S. performing artists to international presenters, reducing barriers for American artists seeking overseas touring opportunities. As part of this grant, WESTAF...

The Museum of Contemporary Art, 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 expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for public participation in the...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Canton Museum of Art from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports personnel expenses to assist with response and recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), the award enables the museum to provide opportunities for community participation in the arts and arts education. It also allows the museum...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $117,500 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Kunsthauswien GMBH. The funding supports Kunsthauswien's invitation of four American and US-based artists—Alia Ali, Nakeya Brown, Pixy Liao, and Carmen Winant—to showcase their works at the Photo Festival Foto Wien from March 5 to March 31, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through civic engagement and...