Project Grant BH30796526
- This $174,182 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will fund a two-week, in-person institute for 25 K-12 educators (primarily grades 9-12) in areas of social studies, history, or related fields. The institute will explore the lived history of diverse religious people and communities in early Philadelphia and their impact on national conversations about democracy and religious freedom....
- The American Philosophical Society received a $123,300 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support a Postdoctoral Fellowship from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The NEH grant will fund research and scholarship activities for a postdoctoral fellow at the American Philosophical Society. As described in the program description, the Promotion of the Humanities Research program aims to...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $190,682 Project Grant to Georgetown University to support a 3-week residential institute titled "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy." The institute, which will take place from June 16 to July 4, 2025, aims to explore philosophical debates about slavery in Europe and North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. The grant is funded through the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163),...
- The National Constitution Center received a $190,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct a humanities education program focused on the First Amendment. The project will bring two cohorts of 35 educators serving grades 6-12 across various humanities disciplines to Philadelphia, PA from July 14-19 and July 21-26, 2024. Participants will examine the First Amendment through...
- This federal Project Grant award of $189,792.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The award will fund a residential workshop in 2025 for 72 K-12 educators titled "From the Fragments: Places and People in Colonized New England." The workshop will be hosted at the University of New Hampshire and focus on examining the experiences of Native American, African American, and...
- The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture will use a $370,920 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to deliver the Hidden Histories of the Founding Era professional development program. The program will introduce teachers to four sites in Virginia encompassing the complexity of the founding era through two five-day residential sessions at the College of William & Mary in summer 2023. The sites - William & Mary's Brafferton Building, the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $189,708.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports a 6-day teacher workshop hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Concord Museum. The workshop will explore multiple narratives of the American Revolution and its legacies in Massachusetts, providing place-based experiences at historic sites guided by academic and public historians, literary...
- This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support a three-week summer institute for higher education faculty from June 29 to July 18, 2026. The institute will build on a previous NEH-funded program focused on the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) from the Great Depression era, and will provide training on teaching and researching the FWP's archival materials, as...
- The New York Historical Society received a $350,948 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct a hybrid professional development institute for K-12 educators titled "Preparing for America at 250: Women and the American Revolution." The institute will convene 30 teachers over several months from July to November 2023, including two in-person weeks at the Historical Society in July and virtual evening sessions in June, August, September, October, and...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia. The grant, effective from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, will support the collaborative project "Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America: Creating and Sustaining Access to Founding Era / Early Republic Primary Sources." The project aims to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to the American Philosophical Society under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to deliver two residential, site-based summer workshops in Philadelphia in 2026. The workshops, titled "America's Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia," will provide 5th-12th grade teachers across multiple disciplines the opportunity to engage with Philadelphia's leading historical institutions and reexamine the history of the U.S. founding and who is considered a "founder." Each 5-day workshop will host up to 36 participants, who will connect primary source materials available through the Society's "The Revolutionary City" online portal to the city's streets, homes, and landmarks. This project aims to enhance humanities teaching and research by offering immersive learning experiences for K-12 educators.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $190.0k | 12/22/25 |