Project Grant MD29621824
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Catticus Corporation a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to develop an interactive website titled "Striking Back, Striding Forward." The website will tell the story of Barbara Johns, a 16-year old student who organized a student protest against her segregated school in Farmville, Virginia in 1951 that led to the Supreme Court declaring segregation in public...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Catticus Corporation, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to produce, test, assess, and host an educational interactive documentary website titled "The Barbara Johns Project." This project aims to illuminate the African American struggle for freedom during the era of segregation (Jim Crow) in the South between the Civil War and...
- The New York Public Library, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University, will deliver a two-week combined summer institute titled "Harlem's Education Movements: Changing the Civil Rights Narrative" through a $378,290 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through scholarly presentations, dialogue with movement veterans, place-based pedagogy, and guided exploration of the Schomburg Center's archival collections, the institute will provide 25...
- The DC History Center was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant, awarded for the period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the development and installation of a semi-permanent exhibition exploring the history of Black education in Washington, DC. The exhibition will focus on themes of educational access, the role of activism in creating change, and the Black...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $250,887 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to Storycorps, Inc. to implement the "One Small Step Libraries" program in partnership with several public libraries across the country. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will fund the development and dissemination of resources to support civic dialogue and bridge-building programs in libraries nationwide. Key activities include...
- The University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies and Chicago State University's Department of Computer, Information, and Mathematical Science and Technology were awarded a $666,088 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program. The award will support a partnership with multiple state and public libraries to study and build the capabilities of public librarians and select communities to lead civic...
- The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies will train 12 Black, Indigenous, and people of color paraprofessionals working in community archives settings to earn a Master of Library Science degree with an archives concentration through a $726,465 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant funds a structured, individually tailored curriculum from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 that integrates archival and social justice studies, including a...
- The Long Island Museum was awarded a $271,034 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support the creation of a permanent exhibition and associated programs to explore the history of the fight for equal rights in horse-drawn public transportation in the United States. Key elements of the project include: Developing an immersive and interactive exhibition centered around a c. 1885...
- The City of Houston's Houston Public Library will preserve existing oral history recordings relevant to the city's history and collect new recordings documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on race and social justice issues. Funded by a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program, the library will convert legacy collections to more stable audiovisual formats, migrate materials to an updated online accessible platform, and...
- The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education, received a $501,131 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the fabrication and installation of an interactive, hands-on exhibit called "Citizen City" for children ages 3-9. The exhibit will explore themes related to citizenship, youth agency and voice, rights and...
THE LIBRARY SIT-IN OF 1939: AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING SPACE [THE LIBRARY SIT-IN OF 1939: AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING SPACE IS ENVISIONED TO BE AN ONLINE PUBLIC LEARNING SPACE THAT TELLS THE STORY OF FIVE YOUNG BLACK MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED FOR PEACEFULLY PROTESTING FOR THEIR RIGHT TO USE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA?S, WHITES-ONLY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN 1939. SCHOLARS SAY THIS SIT-IN IS THE FIRST RECORDED CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST IN THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE PLACE IN A PUBLIC LIBRARY, YET THE EVENT IS LITTLE KNOWN OUTSIDE OF SMALL CIRCLES OF LIBRARY HISTORIANS AND CITY RESIDENTS. THE PROJECT?S GOAL IS TO WIDEN AWARENESS OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT AND THE JIM CROW LAWS THAT SPARKED IT. THE PROJECT AIMS TO SITUATE THE LIBRARY SIT-IN WITHIN TWO KEY MOVEMENTS OF THE EARLY-TO-MID 20TH-CENTURY: 1) RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS BY BLACK LAWYERS AND ACTIVISTS TO OVERTURN RACIST POLICIES AND 2) HIGHLIGHTING A BUDDING AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM, AS COMMUNITIES OF ALL RACIAL IDENTITIES ASPIRED TO DEVELOP PUBLIC PLACES FOR LEARNING BY OPENING LIBRARIES AND EXPANDING SCHOOLS.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $29.8k | 1/11/24 |