Project Grant PD5000715

James Madison University received a $99,325.65 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169) for the period of October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2020. The grant funding supports making historical circulation data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations publicly available in digital format. Specifically, the University will digitize and publish online circulation records for American...

The Historical Society of Delaware was awarded a $122,390 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish Delaware History Online. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program, the project will create a suite of virtual educational resources allowing the public to learn about Delaware history from anywhere in the world. Key products include COVID Chronicles Delaware, a community-authored journal of the pandemic's impact on Delaware residents;...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Mary Washington received a $2,999,484 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), awarded February 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2031. The award supports the completion of The Papers of James Monroe, a historical research and publishing initiative dedicated to expanding public access to the correspondence and papers of the fifth U.S....

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the University of Virginia a $10 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) on January 1, 2026, to support a collaborative initiative celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States through the creation and dissemination of Founding Era and Early Republic primary sources. The project, which extends through December 31, 2030, will deliver four primary...

The University of Virginia will receive $159,967.20 under a Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration to support the publication of volumes 12 through 14 of The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series. The University will also complete manuscript work for volume 4 and continue editorial work on volume 5 of The Papers of James Madison: Retirement Series. This work furthers the goals of the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary James Madison University received a $2.12 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) for the project "Youth Deliberation for America 250 and for the Next 250 Years." The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, supports an innovative civic engagement initiative designed to enhance students'...

This $299,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) will fund the production of a new standard, annotated, integrated scholarly edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Men" (1790) and "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) for publication by Oxford University Press. From 2024 to 2027, a team led by volume editor Nancy Johnson (SUNY-New Paltz) and...

The Naval Documents of the American Revolution (NDAR) project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Administered by the University of Virginia's Center for Digital Editing, this scholarly digital editing initiative will create a comprehensive digital edition documenting the American Revolution from a naval...

DIALOGUE 250 Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. a $2.42 million Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The DIALOGUE 250 initiative will develop and disseminate research-based instructional approaches designed to enhance teacher and student engagement with texts and ideas reflecting 250...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia's Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) received a $314,538 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), awarded January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The primary deliverable involves the digitization and preservation of 100,000 pages of public domain Georgia newspapers spanning 1877-1963, with emphasis on...