Project Grant 19478693226

WNET received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to produce a two-hour PBS documentary titled "The First Folio: The Making of Shakespeare." The documentary will mark the 400th anniversary of the first published collection of William Shakespeare's plays, known as the First Folio, by recounting the process of locating, correcting and printing...

The Theatre Development Fund, 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 federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support the Introduction to Theatre Initiative, the Young Playwrights Residency, and the Wendy Wasserstein Project. The Introduction to Theatre Initiative and Young Playwrights Residency will provide opportunities for people to participate in arts education....

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the "Promotion of the Humanities Research" program (CFDA 45.161) supports the "Shakespeare's Theaterscape: London Playhouse Districts (1576-1642)" digital research project. The $249,706 award to Purdue University will fund the creation of interactive digital maps and a collection of edited source materials that reconstruct four entertainment districts in early modern London. The project aims...

Frederick Douglass Papers Digital Edition Project Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Indiana University $299,997 under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) on January 1, 2026, for the Frederick Douglass Papers Digital Edition project. The award supports the preparation of verified transcriptions, scholarly annotation, and related apparatus for approximately 2,500 speeches delivered by Frederick Douglass between 1841 and 1895....

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to Ford's Theatre Society on January 1, 2026, with completion by August 31, 2026. The grant supports artist fees and personnel costs for the production of "1776" by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards, performed at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. This theatrical production serves as...

The Trustees of Amherst College, operating as the Folger Shakespeare Library, received a $174,921 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to host a two-week, on-site summer institute in July 2024 for 25 middle and high school teachers. The institute, titled "Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation," will provide professional development focused on...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,482,000 Project Grant to Arts Midwest, Incorporated to support Shakespeare in American communities during the 2022-2023 school year. This funding supports the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education. Under this award, Arts Midwest will deliver Shakespeare programming and educational services to communities in...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $2.964 million Project Grant to Arts Midwest, Incorporated to support Shakespeare in American communities during the 2023-2024 school year. The grant was awarded 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. Arts Midwest will use the funding to deliver Shakespeare programming and educational opportunities to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Folger Shakespeare Library, operating under the Trustees of Amherst College, received a $199,211 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The award, obligated on January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2027, supports a three-week residential summer institute scheduled for June 28 to July 17, 2026, in Washington, DC. The institute...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,557,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (CFDA 45.024) program to Arts Midwest, Incorporated, a non-profit regional arts organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This 28-month grant, active from July 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025, will support the "Shakespeare in American Communities" initiative, which will provide professional theater performances and educational...