The tikvah institute: the jewish civilization project [a major three-year project to combat anti-semitism through serious education and scholarship on the meaning, history, and influence of jewish…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded The Tikvah Fund $10.429105 million on January 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to implement a three-year Jewish Civilization Project combating anti-semitism through education and scholarship.

The project delivers a K–12 curriculum development initiative for middle and high school students, a teacher training and school partnerships program to integrate Jewish civilization study into American classrooms, university-level humanities courses adoptable within BA programs in Western civilization, and public education through online forums, video courses, and educational podcasts on Jewish history, tradition, and contemporary challenges. The recipient will publish a scholarly book series on Jewish resilience in Western history and establish fellowship programs for exceptional high school students preparing for college campus leadership and for early-career journalists.

Performance occurs in New York with a period of performance through December 31, 2028. The Tikvah Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the sole recipient. This assistance is classified as a Project Grant.

The tikvah institute: the jewish civilization project [a major three-year project to combat anti-semitism through serious education and scholarship on the meaning, history, and influence of jewish civilization. This effort will include (i) the creation of a new jewish civilization curriculum for middle school and high school students; (II) a teacher training and school partnerships initiative aimed at bringing the serious study of jewish; civilization into american classrooms; (III) the development and implementation of high-level university courses in the jewish humanities, which can be adopted within major university BA programs in western civilization; (IV) public education on the history of jewish civilization, the teachings of jewish tradition, and the challenges now facing the jewish people through online forums and events, video courses, and educational podcasts; (v) a new series of scholarly books on the meaning of jewish resilience in the history of the western world; (VI) a fellowship program for exceptional high school students, preparing them for college campus leadership and (VII)a fellowship program for early-career journalists.]