Project Grant 19199343624

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the Lower East Side Tenement Museum's development of an interactive, multimedia "Counter-History" exhibit. The project aims to elevate the museum's family history approach and make its sources more visible, thematically connecting historic and contemporary migration stories for over 200,000 annual onsite visitors. The exhibit will...

The Oakland Children's Fairyland was awarded a $425,228 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The two-year grant, beginning September 1, 2024, will fund the development and testing of three new educational programs focused on using puppetry to support kindergarten readiness and literacy development for young children in Oakland, California. The grant-funded programs will include a field trip...

The Boston Children's Museum received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to deliver the "OUR CITY: BUILDING KINDNESS AND EMPATHY" program from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. This funding will support the Museum's efforts to provide opportunities for the public to explore human history and culture through interactive exhibits and programs aimed at fostering...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Center For Puppetry Arts, Inc. to support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded 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. The Center For Puppetry Arts will use the funding to cover staffing costs as it continues operations...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses as the museum responds to and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Bay Area Children's Theatre from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant supports personnel expenses to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant 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...

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 National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asian Arts Initiative to support an arts and landscape design installation in Philadelphia's Chinatown North/Callowhill neighborhood. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2022 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support the installation through June 30, 2024. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities...

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 Arts awarded Storycatchers Theatre a $100,000 Project Grant to support staff salaries and participant stipends for an in-person and virtual post-release performing arts jobs program for court-involved youth. This award falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which supports opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, and builds capacity and infrastructure within the arts...