Project Grant P21AP10840

The Town of Barrington, Rhode Island was awarded a $199,973.60 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to conduct a Phase II archaeological site survey of the Nokum Battlefield, a turning point of King Philip's War. The grant project, titled "A Place Called Nockum and the Inception of King Philip's War: Phase II", will help determine the role the Baptist Meeting House at Nokum played...

The Cape Ann Museum was awarded a $407,120 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The 3-year initiative will focus on increasing knowledge and awareness of Native American perspectives and experiences in Massachusetts, in collaboration with Native American institutions, artists, and scholars. Key project activities include hosting a planning convening, installing a traditional domed dwelling, a Native...

The Nooksack Indian Tribe will receive $456,206 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on March 1, 2023 through the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will support the Tribe's collaboration with the Lummi Nation, City of Bellingham, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a plan addressing fish passage barriers in Bellingham's estuarine areas that are priorities for migratory fish conservation. Project...

This Project Grant award of $348,758 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the "Recovering Untold Stories from Revolutionary New England" project by the American Congregational Association. The project aims to digitize 22,000 pages of early church records from six partner institutions in the New England region, as well as transcribe an additional 7,500 pages of records. These...

The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, doing business as Nuweetooun School, received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration's National Historical Publications and Records program (CFDA 89.003). The funding supports the museum's efforts to preserve and publish documentary sources on U.S. history, with a focus on preserving and sharing indigenous culture, arts, and history of tribal communities in southern New England. The museum, which is a...

The Pilgrim Hall Museum was awarded a $585,439 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). The grant funds will be used to improve the care and management of the museum's archival collection of 35,000 manuscripts, documents, and photographs representing four centuries of Plymouth, Massachusetts history. Project activities include implementing a new database management system with an online catalog...

The Waponahki Museum Resource Center of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Pleasant Point was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (CFDA 45.308) Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program. The grant will be used to enhance the museum's exhibitions by integrating digital media and audio components, making it more accessible, engaging, and informative for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Specifically, the funding will support the...

The Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Inc. was awarded a $400,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This 3-year grant will enable the organization to provide culturally specific services and resources to the American Indian community in Southeastern Massachusetts, addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....

The American Congregational Association Inc. received a $289,300 three-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support the New England's Hidden Histories initiative to digitize and provide online access to approximately 18,000 historical church records and related documents from the 17th-18th centuries held in Massachusetts, Rhode Island,...

This Project Grant award of $142,709 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program will support Old North Illuminated, Inc., doing business as Old North Foundation Bstn Inc., to develop and deliver new interpretive programming at the Old North Church & Historic Site in Massachusetts. Key products and services include hiring a manager and consultant to reimagine the site's interpretive plan with a focus on researching and...