The Toledo Museum of Art received a $464,506 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to reimagine the museum's American art collection and implement a temporary exhibition. Key activities included expanding the museum's interpretation of American art to highlight Native American, African American, and Spanish colonial artists, and integrating works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation...
The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). The grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, will fund the development of a comprehensive Climate Smart Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (MAP) for the museum.
The key objectives of this project are for TMA to:
Assess its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Plan ways to reduce those emissions
Leverage its...
The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $201,000 grant to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA No. 45.130). The project will develop a long-term sustainability strategy for the museum by conducting a comprehensive environmental assessment and collecting data on the museum's water use, waste streams, and greenhouse gas emissions. This data, combined with community and stakeholder feedback, will inform...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (MBMA) to support the purchase of key elements for artwork care and display in the museum's new downtown facility. The grant will fund the acquisition of custom-made casework for exhibiting and safeguarding artwork, a gallery lighting system to safely illuminate artwork and enhance the visitor experience, and collections storage systems to...
The Flint Institute of Arts was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program, which provides federal matching funds to strengthen humanities infrastructure and capacity. This two-year, $450,000 capital campaign project will replace nine failing humidification units within the Institute's mechanical system that regulate temperature and humidity in the gallery and collection storage areas. The new...
The Elmhurst Art Museum was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to fund a roofing renovation project. The grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, will support necessary renovations to the museum's main building roofing systems in order to protect and sustain the integrity of the museum's permanent collection, public exhibitions and programming, and educational center classes and...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $231,666 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grant (CFDA 45.130) to the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) to support the construction of two new conservation labs and the expansion of its existing consolidated art storage facility at an off-site location. The project is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2027. This grant will enable NOMA to enhance its humanities infrastructure and boost its capacity to preserve and provide public...
The Grand Rapids Public Museum received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). 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 includes the creation of two flexible artifact labs that will be used by K-12 students for hands-on learning with objects, by college students and researchers for...
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was awarded a $350,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to replace the 35-year-old HVAC system that maintains climate control for the museum's humanities collection. This project will provide a stable and sustainable environment for the museum's cultural anthropology, fine arts, and rare books collections, as well as its archives. The...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $333,333 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grant (CFDA 45.130) to the USS Constitution Museum, Inc. in Boston, MA. The funding will support the procurement of humanities-related infrastructure, including exhibit cases, theater chairs, digital signage, and climate control systems, for a new museum facility adjacent to the USS Constitution naval ship. This infrastructure will enhance the museum's ability to provide an exceptional...