This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) provides $283,189 to Winston-Salem State University to conduct an ethnographic study of the experiences of Black faculty, especially women, teaching at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The project, titled "Amplifying Our Voices: The HBCU Experience Among Black Faculty," seeks to examine the culture and nuanced...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $299,972 to Howard University to develop a team-taught interdisciplinary course and digital library on the history of shared Afro-diasporan liberation movements between the Caribbean and the USA. The project aims to advance humanities studies at Howard University by expanding relational understanding...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded New York University $348,580 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025. As part of their Master's degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, NYU students will gain practical experience through course projects and three internships over the course of their studies. The internships will improve the condition and accessibility of unique media...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to Prairie View A&M University, a federally designated Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Texas. The grant funding will support faculty enrichment and curriculum development to bolster the university's newly launched African American Studies program. The project aims to deepen...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Brown University a $246,419 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) project grant to establish a cross-organizational training program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) library professionals. The goal is to grow and diversify the digital scholarly publishing landscape, build capacity at HBCU libraries, and increase the visibility of HBCU faculty-authored scholarship. Through this 3-year program, 3...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $345,896 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources implementation grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library organization. The two-year grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, will fund the digitization of and permanent online access to nine local history collections from seven public libraries across the...
This $149,603 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) supports a collaborative effort between Southern University and A&M College and several other Louisiana Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The project aims to recruit and expose HBCU undergraduate students to library science graduate education (Track A) while also providing online forums to retain and develop current...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program will provide $349,357 to the University of Arizona to deliver tailored education and training for diverse groups of undergraduate and postgraduate students working within museum fields. The project will offer two educational streams: an introduction to curatorial methods for undergraduate students, and internship and mentoring...
The federal Project Grant award of $136,528 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) supports the "Blank Spaces in the Library Archives" community-based learning and digitization project at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The project aims to document and publicize the underrepresented lived experiences of people of color from the 18th to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Northern Illinois University $348,900 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The project grant funding will support the Digital POWRR Professional Development Institutes for Digital Preservation. Over the course of five 2.5-day events serving 30 practitioners each, a total of 150 librarians, archivists, and museum professionals will receive new...