Project Grant PF28747322

This $234,820 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support the Sfai Legacy Foundation and Archive in expanding access to the 150-year archival collection of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). The project will comprehensively arrange and rehouse the archival collections, digitize at-risk audiovisual recordings, and create detailed online finding aids to make this...

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 Gallery of Glosses project, funded by a $299,670 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program, aims to produce an open digital platform and community focused on medieval manuscript glosses. Saint Louis University serves as the awardee to deliver an accessible and flexible workflow platform centered on annotations and marginalia preserved in manuscripts of various genres authoritative during the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $212,979 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. (MACC), a non-profit organization. This 2-year grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will support the development of tools for remote risk assessment and emergency planning to improve the sustainability and resilience of public art collections nationwide. Specifically, the grant...

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 from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program provides $331,528 to Lewis & Clark College to rebuild and reinvigorate its special collections program. The College will use the funding over two years from October 2021 through September 2023 to create exhibits, process Indigenous and Asian archives, and develop a community archive with the local Vietnamese community. This will allow the special...

The New York Public Library (NYPL) received a $167,683 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to create a Research Libraries Collection Spaces Construction Design Standard (RLDS). The RLDS will establish design standards to guide the construction and renovation of over 560,000 square feet of collections storage, reading rooms, and workspaces across NYPL's three research centers and...

The Drexel University federal grant award, ID ST256872OMS24, provides $277,144 in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures grant program (CFDA 15.929). The award supports the conservation and stabilization of over 600 drawings by Francis H. Schell, the preservation of a collection of eight paintings and painted objects by David Bustill Bowser, and the conservation of a historic American flag from the Perry Expedition. Project activities will...

The Shelburne Museum received a $663,687 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to support the creation of the Perry Center for Native American Art. This new 9,500 square foot facility will transform the museum's humanities infrastructure and visitor experience by providing a dedicated space for the culturally appropriate interpretation and care of indigenous material culture. Designed in...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $149,487 Project Grant to Hamilton College under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will support the development of a new Curatorial Studies program and interdisciplinary minor over two and a half years from July 2023 through December 2025. The initiative aims to foster connections across humanities disciplines and between the college and neighboring...