The Carnegie Library of Homestead received a $135,313 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support continued access to humanities-related collections and programs at the library from January 2022 through December 2022. Key activities to be funded include digitizing 232 reels of historic local newspapers from Western Pennsylvania and holding community...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Braddock Carnegie Library Association, doing business as Braddock Carnegie Library, to support renovations to the adult and children's/teen libraries. The grant funding will support renovations to improve these library spaces from May 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024. The award is being made under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). This program aims to strengthen...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant on January 1, 2024 to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Inc., a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania. The grant funds will support the restoration of Phipps' landmark exhibition spaces and the expansion of plant-focused humanities and social sciences programming to grow public participation. Specifically, the grant will enable Phipps to renovate its facilities and develop new educational offerings that...
The National Museum of Industrial History was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). The funding will support Phase 2B of the museum's Second Floor Expansion Project, which will increase the size of the facility by renovating the previously undeveloped 20,000 square foot second floor. This expansion will double the museum's exhibit space and add much needed administrative and...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The grant will fund the renovation of a portion of the museum's Community Archives and Research Center facility into a new public space. This will include the creation of two flexible Artifact Labs to be used by K-12 students for hands-on learning, by college students and researchers for in-depth access to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to The Nelson Gallery Foundation, doing business as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (lead applicant), and The Linda Hall Library (sub-awardee). The grant will support a Climate Smart Planning Cultural Eco-District Pilot project to conduct a building system operational review, identify climate impact and resiliency options, and develop a...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the City of Astoria, Oregon to support the renovation of the lower level of the Astoria Oregon Public Library and the creation of a new Humanities Center. The requested $500,000 in federal funds will be matched by $3 million in funds raised by the Astoria Oregon Public Library Foundation, for a total project budget of $3.75 million. This...
The American Library Association (ALA) received a $2,221,576 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) program. Through this funding, ALA will administer a $2 million subaward program to provide 200 public, academic, school, tribal, prison and special libraries with $10,000 each to develop humanities programming. The subawards will deliver immediate short-term relief to libraries as they recover from the...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130), will provide $368,269 to the Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corporation (ROS) to support the historic restoration of the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark site in Pennsylvania. The funds will be used to mitigate deterioration and repair critical structures, including the stove deck/purification deck and the stock...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Pennsylvania Humanities Council a $1,447,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant will support the Council's local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming from June 2021 through April 2023. As the state humanities council for Pennsylvania, the Council will utilize the federal funding to provide programming that promotes civic education and engagement...