Project Grant PF26078618
- This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.326 - Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture) will support Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in enhancing its educational and research capabilities related to perennial grain crops. The key activities include establishing perennial grain crop research/demonstration fields at MTSU to evaluate the agronomic performance, soil health,...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $1,027,768 to Humanities Tennessee through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) for the period of June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This Project Grant will support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual grants administered by Humanities Tennessee to promote the humanities in the state of Tennessee. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership...
- Vanderbilt University was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to conduct descendant-led excavation at the Reconstruction-era Black Civil War veteran community site in Fort Negley Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The two-year project will collect oral histories from descendants to guide excavation of a home and two public spaces. Archaeologists and scholars will work with descendants to...
- The University of Tennessee received a $1.3 million Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to undertake the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Project Phase One from July 1, 2010 through August 31, 2016. The project aimed to preserve and provide intellectual access to primary newspaper resources held in Tennessee by digitizing select newspaper titles and making them freely...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $145,186 Project Grant to Belmont University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund a project titled "BOUNDLESS LOVE: CHANGING UNDERSTANDINGS OF SACRED IN AMERICANA MUSIC" that will develop a set of humanities courses to train students on engaging with Americana music from the perspectives of religious studies and rhetoric. The...
- This $149,957 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) will fund the implementation of a humanities-informed environmental studies major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The program aims to integrate humanities perspectives, such as social, cultural, and historical knowledge, into environmental studies to help translate scientific and...
- The University of Montana received a $41,341.86 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities on October 1, 2018 to complete a planning project by October 31, 2019. The award was made under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), which aims to ensure long-term availability and access to humanities resources held in libraries, museums, archives and other collections. Specifically, the University of Montana used the NEH...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,755,500 Project Grant to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on February 1, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The "TN-QUMAT: Tennessee Quantum Materials Workforce Development and Training, an R2-HBCU-ORNL Partnership" project aims to expose trainees to diverse topics in quantum materials research, broadening their understanding and providing insights beyond their specific...
- The University of Tennessee was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The funding will support the university's efforts to preserve, digitize, and provide public access to historical records and documentary sources related to United States history. Key activities to be undertaken include digitizing archival collections, creating online editions of...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) provides $187,893.00 to Delta State University (UEI: K6K5WKBAYGQ1) for a place-based experiential learning project titled "The Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, History, and Culture of the Mississippi Delta." The project comprises two six-day workshops for K-12 educators, designed to enhance humanities teaching and...
The Middle Tennessee State University received a $335,284.40 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to support improving storage, access, and sustainability of American vernacular music collections. The grant period runs from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. As the primary awardee, Middle Tennessee State University will work to ensure the long-term availability of primary American vernacular music resources by funding projects that promote preserving such collections and providing intellectual access to the materials. The Board of Regents Tennessee serves as the parent organization overseeing Middle Tennessee State University's grant activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($75k) | 9/24/21 | ||
| Not listed | $205.0k | 9/7/18 | ||
| Not listed | $205.0k | 9/7/18 |