Project Grant 19305815224

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) will provide $120,000.00 to Le Moyne College to support the creation of a course called "Publishing Today." The course will reinvigorate interest in English Literature majors by educating students on the current publishing industry landscape. It will feature guest speakers and experts from...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grant to Literary Arts Inc., doing business as Portland Arts & Lectures, to renovate their new building located at 716 SE Grand in Portland, Oregon. The renovations will create additional classroom, event, community, and staff workspace, allowing Literary Arts to expand its literary and humanities programming. Planned improvements include a new bookstore, coffee bar, multi-purpose area...

The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, 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 and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support a $430,000 combined in-person and virtual summer institute for 25 English teachers of grades 6-12. The institute aims to guide participants in an in-depth inquiry into climate futurism through literary works and engagement with subject matter experts from October 2022 to September 2024. Hosted by Sonoma State University both virtually and with field trips across Northern California, the institute curriculum explores...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) program, provides $3,131,435 to support emergency relief and educational programming for humanities organizations recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. The awardee, National Writing Project, will administer approximately 50 subawards of $50,000 each to local, regional, and cross-regional cultural organizations between October 1, 2021 and September 30,...

The Asian American Writers Workshop Inc., doing business as Asian Pacific American Journal, 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 June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals...

The Citylit Project 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 two-year award, issued on January 1, 2022 and set to conclude on December 31, 2023, will support personnel and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its mission to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education,...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to the Academy of American Poets Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The grant funds will support activities designed to showcase American poets and foster interest in poetry, consistent with the program's goal of supporting opportunities for public participation in the arts. Key services will include...

This $175,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports a two-year institute for high school English teachers (grades 9-12) to examine the portrayal of friendship in literature, film, and adolescent social experiences. Teachers will explore evolving conceptions of friendship through collaborative seminars, expert presentations, and the development of curricular materials. The...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program totaling $295,076.98 supports the Northwest Indian Language Institute and National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages at the University of Oregon. The grant funds faculty and language experts to pivot in-person indigenous language learning and restoration activities toward online and on-demand trainings due to continued limitations...