Project Grant 19274185524

The federal Project Grant award of $4,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Augusta University, located in Augusta, Georgia. The grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027, will support diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. Augusta University, a state-controlled institution of higher...

The Greater Augusta Arts Council, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant period runs from December 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023 to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in Georgia in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the primary grantee, the Greater Augusta Arts Council will distribute subawards to other nonprofit...

This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 was made by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Augusta Canal Authority operating as the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area. The funding will be used to rehabilitate the Mother Trinity CME Church in Augusta, Georgia. The project encompasses architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation work on the historic church. This award is part...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund a summer bridge program at Helena College in Montana called "A Bridge to Humanities Pathways in College: Using Film Production to Explore Local Culture and History." Over a two-year period ending in September 2023, the $144,719 in funding will support three summer programs where high school and at-risk college students research and produce documentary films on topics representing under-explored aspects of the...

This $498,005 National Endowment for the Humanities project grant supports the development of humanities teaching and learning resources at Gustavus Adolphus College. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), the award will create 13 new faculty and student researcher positions to strengthen humanities programs. Activities include redesigning the senior seminar curriculum, increasing undergraduate research...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute $500,000 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support seven staff positions from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The positions will sustain the Institute's core public, academic, school, and library humanities programs, including digital programming, cultural exhibitions, and academic activities. Funding will allow the Institute to resume...

The Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation received a $185,500 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) for the period of September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2020. The grant funding will support the organization's THE MASTHEADS project to provide public humanities programming in Massachusetts. The Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program aims to give the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $949,718 to Colorado Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) for the period of June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This Project Grant will support Colorado Humanities' delivery of local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through its annual operating activities. As the designated state humanities council for Colorado, the organization will utilize the federal funding to...

This $195,374 National Endowment for the Humanities project grant supports the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts to retain five staff members engaged in collections stewardship and inaugural exhibition planning activities. Funded through the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, the one-year award enables the museum to employ a preparator, two assistant registrars, an associate curator and an exhibition designer. These staff will oversee the conservation of the...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $921,900 Project Grant to the West Virginia Division of Culture & History to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's strategic plan. This award is funded through the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025), which aims to develop and maintain partnerships with state and regional arts agencies. The grant funding will enable the West Virginia Division of Culture &...