The New Hampshire Humanities Council received a $447,116 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). This five-year grant, with a period of performance from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029, will support the council's delivery of public humanities programming across New Hampshire. The grant funding enables the council to develop educational initiatives, cultural events,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $324,997 Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access Project Grant to the Trustees of Dartmouth College for the New Hampshire Digital Newspaper Project. This 2-year project, commencing on September 1, 2024, will digitize and make available 100,000 pages of historical newspapers from New Hampshire through the National Digital Newspaper Program. The project will be led by the Dartmouth Libraries in partnership with the...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $1,147,290 to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) from June 2021 through April 2023. The NEH grant supports local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities as the designated state humanities council. As the sub-awardee, the Foundation will utilize the funding to organize public events,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $449,733 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Maine Humanities Council Corp. The five-year grant, effective from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029, supports the Council's efforts to bring the humanities to life through subawards and public programming tailored to the needs, resources, and interests of communities across Maine. The Council's humanities-focused...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $589,146 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, doing business as VA Foundation for Humanities. This 5-year grant, effective from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029, provides general operating support to the foundation to deliver humanities-focused public programming and subawards throughout the Commonwealth of...
The Montana Historical Society (MHS) received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to support construction of the new Montana Heritage Center. The NEH award provides $750,000 in federal matching funds, requiring MHS to raise $3 million in non-federal third party contributions. Funding will support permanent installation of compact shelving for collections storage, refurbishing of...
The Minnesota Humanities Center received a $533,144 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant will support the Center's mission to spark positive change by increasing collective understanding of Minnesota communities, histories, and cultural experiences through public humanities programming. Specifically, the grant will fund the Center's initiatives such as the...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $205,473 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, Inc. The grant period is from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029. The grant funding will support the formation of a new United States Virgin Islands Jurisdictional Humanities Council. The Council will partner with the NEH to develop and implement public humanities programming...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $110,000 two-year Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to International Film Seminars, Inc., doing business as The Flaherty, a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York. The grant supports a two-year planning phase for the creation of a Film Study Center on the historic Flaherty Farm in Dummerston, Vermont. The award period runs from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026. The...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $149,779 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities (CFDA 45.169) program to The Living New Deal Project. The grant funding will enhance The Living New Deal's contributions to digital humanities by: 1) auditing and upgrading existing data, 2) incorporating U.S. Census spatial and population data to expand the scope, 3) piloting methods for locating additional regional demographic data that can be...