Project Grant 24DG11051400024

This Project Grant award of $189,258 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will fund an educational workshop series titled "FOREVER WILD: THE ADIRONDACKS IN THE GILDED AGE AND PROGRESSIVE ERA." The project, led by history professors from SUNY Cortland, will use the historic Camp Huntington site in the Adirondacks as a resource to explore how ideas of wilderness shaped America during the Gilded...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), provides $133,500 to Trail Blazer Camps, a non-profit organization in Brooklyn, NY. The award supports a comprehensive environmental education program targeting 60 middle and high school students from the Brooklyn Green Magnet School of Eco-Activism. Key program activities include a one-week summer camp, a 6-week educational session, outdoor field...

The Weeksville Heritage Center was awarded a $160,125 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop an online and in-person educational program for K-12 students. Located in Brooklyn, New York, the Weeksville Heritage Center will hire and train new staff to build curriculum focusing on the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities before the Civil War. In response to virtual learning needs during the COVID-19...

The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina will receive $376,696 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to design and implement the United States Colored Troops Sculpture Interpretation Project. The Museum will tell the story of 1,600 local soldiers who fought for the Union at the Battle of Forks Road through the interpretation of a new sculpture site and sculpture by North Carolina artist Stephen Hayes...

The City of Mount Airy, North Carolina was awarded a $1,000,675 Appalachian Area Development grant (CFDA 23.002) from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). This Project Grant, with an award date of January 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027, will support the city's efforts to strengthen regional economic capacity and provide critical support services to rural residents through innovative youth and workforce development strategies. The grant funding will enable...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $9,325,293 Project Grant under the WIOA Youth Activities (CFDA 17.259) program to the South Carolina Department Of Employment & Workforce. This funding supports the delivery of comprehensive youth services focused on assisting out-of-school youth and in-school youth, with one or more barriers to employment, to prepare for employment and postsecondary education opportunities. Key services include tutoring, paid...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $146,600 Project Grant to The Family Y. Young Men's Christian Association / Ywco Of The Csra. Inc. doing business as Wilson Family YMCA. The grant period is from March 22, 2022 through March 22, 2024. The grant funding will support essential community facility services for rural residents through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). Specifically, the funding will enable construction, enlargement,...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,499,645 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Formula Grant to Workforce West Virginia, the state workforce agency, to provide comprehensive youth services in West Virginia. The purpose of the WIOA Youth program (CFDA 17.259) is to help low-income youth aged 14-24, with barriers to employment, prepare for academic and career success. Through this formula grant, Workforce West Virginia and its...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,491,709 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Eluna, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund Eluna's Camp Mariposa initiative, which provides targeted mentoring services to youth ages 9-17 at high risk for substance use disorders and juvenile justice system involvement. The primary activities under this grant include: operating free overnight camps six times...

The United Way of Anderson County received a $120,240 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) on September 1, 2023. This funding supports child development initiatives, with a planned completion date of May 30, 2024. As a subrecipient under the United Way Association of South Carolina, the United Way of Anderson County operates AmeriCorps programs focused on disaster services and preparedness. These programs...