Project Grant BR30732826
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $70,000 project grant to the Marshall University Research Corporation to develop the West Virginia Digital Heritage Trails. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) on February 1, 2017 for completion by January 31, 2021. The project will utilize the funding to create digital trails that highlight West Virginia's cultural heritage through online exhibits, interactive maps, and...
- Ball State University was awarded a $97,727 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will support the development of public programs exploring the history and culture surrounding the Battle of the Wabash through December 2021. As outlined in the program description, the NEH grant will allow for the examination of this pivotal event in American history to be presented to the...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the West Virginia Humanities Council Inc. (WVHC) $675,470 under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) from June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The funding will support WVHC's delivery of local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming for West Virginia residents. As the state humanities council for West Virginia, WVHC will utilize the NEH funding to promote public engagement with...
- The University of Pittsburgh received a $186,511 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to support a project titled "THE HOMESTEAD STEEL STRIKE AND THE GROWTH OF AMERICA AS AN INDUSTRIAL POWER." This two-year project, running from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, will provide educational workshops for participants to explore the historical significance of the 1892 Homestead...
- This federal Project Grant award of $154,901.00 was made on October 1, 2025 by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The funding supports a residential workshop entitled "The Homestead Steel Strike and the Growth of America as an Industrial Power" to be offered over two weeks in July 2026 to a total of 52 teachers. The workshop will be delivered by the University of Pittsburgh and the Rivers...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Catticus Corporation, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to produce, test, assess, and host an educational interactive documentary website titled "The Barbara Johns Project." This project aims to illuminate the African American struggle for freedom during the era of segregation (Jim Crow) in the South between the Civil War and...
- The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will receive $378,826 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct the "Echoes of History: Mistreatment and Incarceration in the American West" project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The Foundation will host two week-long workshops in June and July of 2023 that explore the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Whitesbog Preservation Trust under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The funding supports development of the "Deep in the Pines" mobile experience, a prototype augmented and virtual reality mobile application. Produced by Whitesbog Preservation Trust and its partner Night Kitchen Interactive, the mobile app will interpret the history of Whitesbog and...
- The Walters Art Museum in Maryland received a $463,376 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164) to broaden access to humanities for audiences. The funding will support retaining six positions focused on African American and Native American history and launching new initiatives through October 2023. Specifically, the Museum will maintain two positions and hire four additional full-time staff....
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Ball State University under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to implement the traveling exhibition "St. Clair's Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict." The University will partner with the Applied Anthropology Laboratories and the Ohio History Connection to display the exhibition at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio and tour it to three additional sites, including...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to launch the third phase of the "Courage in the Hollers: Interpreting Coal Miners' March and Battle on Blair Mountain" public humanities project. This two-year initiative will bring the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed labor uprising in U.S. history, to life through free interpretive materials and permanent public installations across a 50-mile area spanning four counties. The project will explore themes of democratic rights, racial/ethnic/gender solidarity, and public memory, focusing on miners' defense of union recognition and civil liberties while examining their efforts to overcome divisions. Key deliverables include historical signage, audio posts, an interactive website, and Clio app entries to ensure the legacy of the Blair Mountain battle remains publicly accessible.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $275.0k | 12/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 12/3/25 |