The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. (MACC) for its Regional Preservation Field Services Program. This program will strengthen preservation practices and collections care at cultural repositories in the Upper Midwest region from March 2025 to February 2027. The grant will enable MACC to provide a range of preservation services to hundreds of institutions, including collections care and preservation...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), a nonprofit preservation organization. Through this 2-year award, NEDCC will provide a range of preservation services and training resources to support the long-term care and stewardship of paper-based, photographic, audiovisual, and digital collections at cultural institutions across the...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $349,971 three-year Project Grant to Beloit College to support the Center for Collections Care's capacity building and training program. The grant funding will support the Center's mission under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to provide collections care training and professional development opportunities to empower cultural heritage professionals. Specifically, over the...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $339,120 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC). Through this 2-year grant, which runs from March 2024 to February 2026, FAIC will develop and deliver 5 technical skill-based workshops for conservators and 4 outreach workshops for broader audiences. These workshops aim to address critical needs identified in...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to The Nelson Gallery Foundation, doing business as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Linda Hall Library. The grant supports a Climate Smart Planning Cultural Eco-District Pilot project. Through this effort, the lead applicant, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the sub-awardee, Linda Hall Library, will conduct a building systems...
This Project Grant award of $341,949.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) aims to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations and communities. Specifically, the project will evaluate and improve existing climate resilience resources, develop and facilitate a "train the trainers" program, offer free public...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $130,615 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)'s School of Art & Art History. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 30, 2026, will support a strategic climate action plan for two UIC public-facing units: Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to The Trustees of Grinnell College, doing business as Grinnell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa. The grant will support the development of a digital platform and open access database of Haitian art from at least four prominent collections, including those held by an art center and Vodou temple in Haiti, as...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $149,660 Project Grant to Macalester College under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169). The grant aims to update the "Seventeen Moments in Soviet History" digital humanities archive, which has attracted over 700,000 unique visitors annually despite its outdated design. The project will enhance the archive's functionality by improving ADA compliance, accessibility, and...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. The grant will fund the Utah Collections Preservation Network (UCPN) project, which aims to expand access to comprehensive virtual and on-site, culturally appropriate training and mentorship activities. These activities are designed to enhance the preservation literacy...