Project Grant AV27106520

This Project Grant award of $299,420 from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support development of the "WWI Memorial Virtual Explorer App" by the United States Foundation For The Commemoration Of The World Wars, also known as The Doughboy Foundation, from March 2021 through February 2024. The app will allow users to place an augmented reality 3D model of the National World War I Memorial in their own space and explore curated historical content about World War I and its...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $171,342 project grant to the National WWI Museum and Memorial through the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant funds a two-week summer institute from July 10-22, 2022 for 28 K-12 educators. The institute, hosted at the Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, will focus on the enduring impact of World War I on the Middle East beyond the traditional Western emphasis. Topics...

This federal Project Grant award of $320,861.20, awarded on June 6, 2024 by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), will support National History Day Inc.'s "Silent Heroes: Untold Stories from the Korean War" initiative. The project will leverage National History Day's network of teachers and students nationwide to identify Korean War-era veterans interred in nearby veterans' cemeteries, and guide...

The Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) in Farmington Hills, Michigan has been awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant is funding a 3-year Holocaust education program that will deliver literacy-focused educational content on the Holocaust to K-12 students in Michigan. Additionally, the grant supports in-person museum tours, teacher workshops, and the hiring of museum educators to provide Holocaust education...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Governors State University a $192,063 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant period ran from May 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 to support the "WAR, TRAUMA, AND THE HUMANITIES" project. This program aims to enhance the teaching and study of the humanities by creating new educational resources, programs, and curricula. It is reasonable to...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to display a free exhibition titled "USA Hall of Heroes" at the Whirinake Whare Taonga Museum in New Zealand. The exhibition aims to encourage exploration, diversity, and confidence in youth through shared values between the United States and New Zealand. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Fundacja Galicia Jewish Heritage Institute to develop a video diary of Renia Spiegel under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). This federal grant program supports public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia that provide civil society and democracy building programs. The Fundacja Galicia Jewish Heritage Institute will utilize the funding to create a video diary of...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $193,876.59 Project Grant to George Mason University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to support the project "COMING HOME: DIALOGUES ON THE MORAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL IMPACTS OF WAR" from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. The project aimed to enhance the teaching and study of the humanities by creating new resources, programs, and curricula...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop a humanities curriculum and discussion forum program titled "Visualizing Parallels Between the US 'Indian Wars' and the 'Global War on Terror'." Through this award made under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), UIC will partner with the Emerging Veteran Art Movement to prepare a...

This $1,500,000 federal project grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program aims to restore the historic chapel at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home National Historic Landmark District. The project, led by the Center for Veterans Issues, a non-profit organization, will address structural issues, roof repairs, and modernize the chapel's systems. The restored chapel will serve as a non-denominational worship space, conference area, and community...