The Tucson Museum of Art received a $105,133 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support the Stories from Clay research project from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The museum will leverage digital strategies and community-based approaches to expand records and interpretations of its historical indigenous pottery collection to be more inclusive of indigenous methodologies and perspectives....
The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $349,999 Project Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program to improve preservation and long-term stewardship of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology's archaeological and ethnographic collections. The 3-year project will enhance storage space and organization for over 1,500 ethnographic baskets and whole/partial archaeological ceramic vessels. It will also create a designated...
The Field Museum of Natural History received a $217,897 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to process and digitize 15 anthropology collections from around the world. Through this one-year award, the Museum will hire two full-time registration assistants and convert a part-time registrar position to full-time. These staff will organize, describe, and digitally archive...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, through its Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) division, under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant funding will support MIAC's efforts to preserve, curate, and provide public access to archaeological collections and cultural artifacts related to Native American heritage in the Southwest. Key...
The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will collaborate on a three-year, $700,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize and provide open access to Mexican American art and archival materials. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, which supports preserving and providing intellectual access to humanities resources, approximately...
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts received a $325,061 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the development of an exhibition and publication on Native American photography. Key activities to be performed under the award include curatorial research, advisory consultation, object loan contracting, interpretive plan development, community engagement, formative...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $416,962.57 Cooperative Agreement to the Museum of Northern Arizona Inc. on September 3, 2024 under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). The project focuses on the dissemination of information developed by the National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) program related to best practices in disposition and repatriation. The museum, a non-profit organization specializing in cultural resource management and...
The University of Arizona received a $385,968 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to bolster humanities research, education, and public engagement programs focused on U.S.-Mexico borderlands cultural heritage from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Through collaboration between the University of Arizona Press, Norville Gem and Mineral Museum, Writing Skills...
The Phoenix Art Museum received a $240,746 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 grant will support the museum's installation of an exhibition titled "Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West." Museum staff will design, implement, and manage the exhibition, which will feature approximately 75 paintings and prints focused...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will provide $349,357.00 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...