Project Grant PF29351424
- The Center for Jewish History, Inc. was awarded a $199,791 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support preservation and access activities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Through this funding, the Center will retain 14 core staff positions and hire one intern to sustain public-facing and preservation services. Key deliverables include preserving physical collections, increasing access through continued...
- The Center for Jewish History, Inc. will receive $700,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The Center will arrange, describe, and provide intellectual access to the records of the Council of Jewish Federations for the first time. Totaling 1,475 linear feet, the Council's records document 20th century American Jewish philanthropy and public service at the national...
- The Center for Jewish History in New York was awarded a $153,292 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the agency's Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) for the period of January 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The funding will support LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY IN NEW YORK, enabling the Center to provide fellowships for scholars to conduct humanities research using its resources. As indicated in the program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Jewish Theological Seminary of America a $349,999 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to catalog, preserve, and digitize approximately 7,000 at-risk broadsides, ephemera, and prints from the institution's collection. The project, spanning from October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2028, focuses on materials created between the 17th century...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded an $11,935 project grant to the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey to support preservation activities from January 2018 through June 2019 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant funds ensured the long-term availability of primary resources in the humanities held by the Society by supporting projects to preserve and provide intellectual access to archival materials. As the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support the "NAYE FARBINDUNGEN (NEW CONNECTIONS)" project led by the National Yiddish Book Center. The $150,000 project, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027, will document the surge in online Yiddish language study and community building that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic....
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $349,300 Project Grant to the American Jewish Historical Society under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). This 3-year project will process and digitize the regional office records series from the institutional archives of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which documents the organization's frontline initiatives to combat antisemitism, racism, and other forms of hate across over 25...
- The Jewish Museum of Maryland received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to develop a new permanent exhibition titled "The Jews of Maryland at the Crossroads of Identity." Awarded on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2028, this approximately 1,300-square-foot exhibition will feature historic artifacts, images, film, and interactive opportunities...
- The Jewish Museum in New York, New York received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to present the temporary exhibition "Revisiting New York: 1962-64" from July 22, 2022 to January 8, 2023. The exhibition will provide a comprehensive overview of the radical shift that occurred in American art, history, and global culture from 1962 to 1964 through critically...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $175,045 Project Grant to National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund the "Moving Freedom Forward: Teaching a More Inclusive History" initiative, which combines teacher training and curriculum development to enhance classroom teaching and student learning about the histories of marginalized communities. The...
The Center for Jewish History, Inc. has received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to reconstruct the building envelope of its collection storage stacks. This project, which is part of the Center's broader sustainability initiative, will improve the preservation of its irreplaceable Jewish historical collections and reduce energy costs and emissions. The grant will cover 90% of the cost to renovate the most pressing areas in the Center's Building B stacks, where significant temperature and humidity fluctuations threaten the collections. The project builds upon prior planning assessments and studies, and is expected to be completed by November 30, 2026. This award is the latest in a series of federal grants the Center has received to support its mission of preserving and providing access to Jewish cultural heritage materials.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $350.0k | 11/15/23 |