The Detroit Institute of Arts received a $100,400 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop virtual and in-person educational resources for students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum will create online video content and virtual field trips to allow for interaction with its collection from remote locations. It will also distribute educational kits to individual schools and homes...
The Michigan History Center was awarded a $186,939 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164) to advance its mission in Detroit using a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility lens. Funding will support the creation of a full-time Detroit Historian position to spearhead projects centered on reinterpreting the Ulysses and Julia Grant Home and auditing and expanding Detroit's historic markers....
The Detroit Historical Society will receive $400,489 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to digitize artifacts in its collection between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2024. Specifically, the Society will hire staff and train volunteers to produce high-quality digital images and videos of approximately three-dimensional furniture, transportation items, and ship models. Society staff will utilize the digitized materials to create...
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...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the Toledo Museum of Art. This funding supports critical renovations to the century-old plumbing infrastructure in the Edward B. Green Building, which houses the museum's art collection and serves as a venue for arts and humanities programming. The project will safeguard the museum's valuable artworks and provide comfortable, inviting...
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 Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco was awarded $700,000 under the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program to implement Phase 1 of a project repairing leaking pipes in the museum's fire suppression system. Founded in 1966 and housing over 18,000 objects, the Asian Art Museum has been addressing leaks in the building's fire suppression pipes since 2005, with over 13 significant leaks identified...
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 Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. (NEDCC) received a two-year, $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, NEDCC will provide free preservation training, resources and assessments to ensure the long-term care of humanities collections. Specific deliverables include eight hands-on disaster preparedness workshops, eight general preservation...
The City of Detroit Fire Department received a $131,382 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) program. The grant period runs from May 3, 2023 to May 2, 2025. The AFG/FP&S program aims to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and related hazards. This award will support the Detroit Fire Department's delivery of fire prevention and safety services to the...