Project Grant PF28069921
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Implementation Level II grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Wagner Free Institute of Science, a National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia, PA. The grant funding will be used to install a sustainable new HVAC system in the library wing and integrate a direct digital control (DDC) system across the site's HVAC...
- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant funding will be used to replace the museum's 35-year-old HVAC system that maintains climate control for its humanities collection, including cultural anthropology, fine arts, rare books, and archival materials. This project will help ensure the sustainable preservation...
- The Providence Public Library (PPL), in partnership with the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS), has been awarded a $321,241.61 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program. The funding will support the continued digitization of 100,000 pages of historic Rhode Island newspapers, with a focus on themes related to the American Revolution and Industrial Revolution. The project...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $285,979 Project Grant to the Providence Public Library (PPL) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program. The grant will fund a collaborative digitization project between PPL and the Rhode Island Historical Society to digitize over 100,000 pages of historical Rhode Island newspapers from PPL's microfilm collection. This will make these important primary sources widely available...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program awarded a $344,315 project grant to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. to create a sustainable preservation media storage environment. The funding will support the purchase and installation of a walk-in freezer and HVAC system as part of a larger construction project to house the university's millions of unique media assets held by its Special...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $297,894 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (Preservation Virginia) to develop a comprehensive climate resiliency plan for Historic Jamestowne. The project will enable Preservation Virginia to conduct critical site analysis and surveys to establish a finalized climate resiliency plan to preserve and protect the...
- The Preservation Society of Newport County received a $498,415 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). The funding will support the creation of three new positions and retention of seven existing positions within the Society's Department of Museum Affairs to develop a new exhibition at Rosecliff, one of the historic mansions owned and operated by the...
- This Project Grant award of $276,000.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the Trustee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, a non-profit organization. The funding will support research fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The fellowships will provide American-based, post-doctoral scholars opportunities to pursue...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $341,949 to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Evaluate and improve existing climate resilience resources; 2) Develop and facilitate a "train the trainers" program to build capacity among...
The Providence Athenaeum received a two-year, $349,075 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The funding will support the installation of a new climate control system to improve environmental conditions and mitigate risks to collections at the Athenaeum. As part of its long-term preservation needs, the new system is critical to sustainably ensuring the availability of the Athenaeum's primary humanities resources for future generations. The grant period runs from October 2021 through September 2023, allowing time to complete the project aimed at enhancing sustainability, resiliency and intellectual access to the Athenaeum's holdings.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $349.1k | 9/8/21 |