Project Grant PF24970616

The Rosenbach Museum and Library received a $149,600 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The grant will support the organization's efforts to steward and provide digital access to its rare books and manuscripts collection. Key activities to be undertaken include cataloging the majority of the rare book and manuscript collection, migrating records to a cloud-based collection...

The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment was awarded a $75,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program to implement the New Voices Are Rising for Resilience project. The project aims to increase collaboration across communities in the San Francisco Bay Area to strengthen resilience to health threats from COVID-19, climate change, and toxic pollution in low-income communities of color. Key deliverables...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) provides $201,000 to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc. to develop a long-term sustainability strategy for the museum. The project will involve a comprehensive sustainability assessment, including a facilities condition assessment, energy audit, and collection of data on water use, waste streams, and greenhouse gas emissions. This assessment,...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $691,965 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) to conduct research and develop tools enabling cultural heritage professionals to make institution-specific decisions to lower environmental impacts. The project will create environmental modeling tools, case studies, user guides, and sustainability action guides covering six core museum collections activities: treatment,...

This Project Grant award of $341,983.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports a study exploring the use of energy-efficient Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for passive temperature control of micro-climates in partially-controlled or uncontrolled collection environments. The study aims to evaluate the performance of PCMs as a sustainable preventive conservation measure, conducting...

This $499,999 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (CFDA 66.203) Grant Program, provides funding to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (doing business as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services to underserved communities in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor. The key activities under this...

Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $300,868 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks on September 23, 2025, for physical preservation work on the Hill-Physick House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The project, which extends through April 30, 2029, focuses on two primary preservation activities: repointing building masonry and preserving the windows of this nationally significant historic...

The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens was awarded a $852,120 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will support the development of a climate education curriculum and professional development program for museum professionals. In collaboration with The Wild Center, the project will select two cohorts of 15 museum staff from 5 institutions to participate in a year-long program including in-person...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $130,615 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)'s School of Art & Art History. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 30, 2026, will support a strategic climate action plan for two UIC public-facing units: Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Delaware received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2027. This grant supports the development of low-cost air quality sensor protocols through a case study conducted across two cultural institutions: Winterthur Museum & Library and the Baltimore...