This federal Project Grant award of $235,692.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), to the Library of Virginia Foundation. The funding will support the digitization of 100,000 pages of historical Virginia newspaper content dating from 1860-1963, with a focus on expanding access to African American and German language newspapers, as well as 19th century agricultural...
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...
This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164), provides $198,971 to the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation to support public archaeology and history programming from October 2021 through December 2022. The Foundation will enhance on-site and digital experiences at the Jamestown archaeological site in Virginia. Specifically, the funding will sustain nine staff positions to develop new...
This $182,762 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support a humanities institute at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) that challenges higher education participants to re-examine how history is researched and taught through the lens of people and place. The institute, titled "Towards a People's History of Landscape: Black & Indigenous Histories", will...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $200,000 to Preservation Virginia through the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to support activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Under the award, Preservation Virginia will continue preservation work at five historic sites in its stewardship. The organization will research original construction methods used by enslaved laborers and document discoveries through...
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 Montpelier Foundation received a $182,710 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The award will support reopening and revising interpretive approaches for African American historic sites and exhibitions at James Madison's Montpelier property in Virginia between December 2021 and May 2023. Specifically, the Foundation will reopen award-winning exhibitions like "The...
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) received a $339,501 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to deliver arts and humanities content through virtual programming from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2023. The funding will support staffing and infrastructure expenses to enhance VMFA's permanent commitment to hybrid programming. Specifically, the NEH funds will be used to improve the...
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) was awarded a $190,550 Project Grant 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). The funding will support VMHC reopening and expanding education programs for K-12 teachers and students across Virginia following pandemic-related closures and participation declines. Specifically, the grant will retain educational staff...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $223,800 Project Grant to the Florida Humanities Council, Incorporated through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant supports the "Racial Awareness Project", a multiplatform, interactive initiative focused on educating the public on white supremacy in the wake of a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. The project will include an interactive exhibition, a...