Project Grant AKA26046618

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...

This $149,957 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) will fund the implementation of a humanities-informed environmental studies major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The program aims to integrate humanities perspectives, such as social, cultural, and historical knowledge, into environmental studies to help translate scientific and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $130,615 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)'s School of Art & Art History. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 30, 2026, will support a strategic climate action plan for two UIC public-facing units: Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive...

The Bowling Green State University was awarded a $696,539 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on April 29, 2021. The funding will support the NW OH WORKFORCE STRATEGY initiative to provide technical, planning, and public works assistance to the Bowling Green, OH area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts over time. As part of the EAA program, the University will...

The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $149,926 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) under the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The funding will support UC Riverside in establishing two new undergraduate degree programs: a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Global and Community Health. These interdisciplinary majors will provide...

This five-year, $248,355 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The research team at Bowling Green State University, serving as primary awardee, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface water flows. Through data assimilation, the project...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Albany State University a $165,474 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The two-year grant funded the "STRENGTH FROM ADVERSITY: A READING, DISCUSSION, AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM" from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. This program enhanced the teaching and study of the humanities by creating new teaching and learning resources, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) provides $201,000 to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc. to develop a long-term sustainability strategy for the museum. The project will involve a comprehensive sustainability assessment, including a facilities condition assessment, energy audit, and collection of data on water use, waste streams, and greenhouse gas emissions. This assessment,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $164,712.64 Project Grant to Carroll College for its "RE-ENCHANTING NATURE: HUMANITIES PERSPECTIVES" program. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) and ran from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The funding supported Carroll College's efforts to promote better teaching and research in the humanities for higher education faculty and K-12 educators through...

The University of Portland was awarded a $149,312 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will support two interdependent initiatives: 1) an Engaged Humanities Pathway linked to the university's core curriculum, and 2) an Engaged Humanities Hub to provide ongoing support for the...