The American Musicological Society, Inc. (AMS) was awarded a $334,140 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support a public program series called "Many Musics of America." This series will explore the role of music in the history and evolution of the United States and its diverse peoples through 20 engaging public events nationwide and online from November 2023 to October 2025. The grant will...
This federal Project Grant award of $204,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) supports the "Music of the United States of America" (MUSA) series. MUSA is a comprehensive 40-volume scholarly edition of musical works distinguished by artistic excellence and historical significance, meticulously curated to mirror the depth and variety of American music heritage. The grant funding enables the American...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $150,000 to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to operate a summer institute for rising high school seniors from historically marginalized and underserved populations in Los Angeles. The institute will introduce students to thinking about public history and how to grapple with "difficult...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $145,186 Project Grant to Belmont University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund a project titled "BOUNDLESS LOVE: CHANGING UNDERSTANDINGS OF SACRED IN AMERICANA MUSIC" that will develop a set of humanities courses to train students on engaging with Americana music from the perspectives of religious studies and rhetoric. The...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $191,619 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the American Historical Association (AHA). The grant will fund a three-week, fully virtual institute in June-July 2025 for 30 K-12 educators on the theme of "Africa in World History." The institute aims to enhance the participants' content knowledge and allow them to expand beyond the often-limited engagement with...
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst received a $370,488 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to enhance the digital framework of the Tasso in Music Project. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities CFDA 45.169 program, the University will expand the range of editions' formats to include Braille notation, creating one of the largest accessible musical repositories for the visually impaired. Additionally, given the analytical...
The New York Historical Society received a $194,648 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The funding will support the "American Women, American Citizens: 1920-1948" institute, a hybrid learning experience that will convene 30 schoolteachers, 2 teacher advisors, 6 scholar guests, and several educational partners/field trip sites over several months. The institute will...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $381,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) to support long-term research fellowships from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This grant will enable the AAS, a non-profit research library and learned society, to provide 25 fellowship months per year at a $5,000 monthly stipend level for scholars to conduct humanities research using the...
This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) provided $163,742 to Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc. to deliver the "Ancient Stories, New Neighbors" summer institute from July 24 to August 6, 2022. The institute aimed to decolonize narratives of Indigenous homelands and 17th century New England through a case study approach using Mourt's Relation and other primary sources from...
This Project Grant award of $190,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports the "CINCINNATI SOUNDS: EXPLORING A MUSICAL CITY'S SPACES, PLACES AND SOUNDS" project. The project will triangulate multiple perspectives through multidisciplinary scholarship, sound mapping, site visits, and applications to humanities research and teaching. Key project activities include workshops with discussions...