Project Grant RH5006613

The University of South Carolina was awarded a $1,258,002 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program. The grant will fund the University's efforts to rehouse and catalog its Catawba-Wateree archaeological collections, which span approximately 400 assemblages from eight counties in South Carolina. Project activities include surveying the collections, replacing deteriorating storage, cataloging items in a collections...

The South Carolina State Museum Foundation received a $510,744 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant funding will support the digitization of over 4,000 natural history specimens from the museum's collections. The project will involve hiring a digitization specialist and collections management assistant to capture digital images of the specimens and incorporate the data into the museum's collections...

The University of South Carolina received a $109,979.61 Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to complete editorial work and publish the final volume of the Pinckney Statesmen of South Carolina Digital Edition under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program. Funded activities include fully transcribing and annotating an estimated 3,000 additional documents related to three Pinckney family members from 1769-1828 and publishing the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The South Carolina Military History Foundation, Inc. received a $236,339 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 30, 2028. The grant funds the development and installation of new exhibitions at the South Carolina Military Museum in Columbia featuring narratives about the daily experiences of soldiers and sailors...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $320,863 Project Grant to the University of South Carolina under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The two-year grant (Sep 2024 - Aug 2026) will fund the South Carolina Digital Newspaper Program (SCDNP), a collaboration between the USC Libraries Digital Collections Department and the South Caroliniana Library. The SCDNP will scan and deliver 100,000 pages of historical South...

The University of South Carolina received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The award supports activities to preserve, digitize, and provide public access to historical records and documentary sources related to U.S. history. Specific project activities may include digitizing archival collections, creating online editions of historical papers,...

Clemson University was awarded a $199,967 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. The grant will support retaining one postdoctoral researcher and hiring two additional researchers to expand interdisciplinary research on enslaved African Americans at Clemson University. This includes reopening the university's archaeological field school with a focus on historical and...

The National Park Service awarded the University of South Carolina $6,724,200 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) from June 2022 through June 2027. The funding will support an exhibit on the South Carolina and American civil rights movement, coordination with the South Carolina African American Civil Rights Network including resources for network sites and institutions. Additional funding will go toward civil rights research, establishing...

The Museum of York County will create an exhibit about the natural history of the Carolina Piedmont with a focus on meeting the developmental needs of children ages 0-6. The exhibit, titled the "Early Learner Playscape," will include interactive displays and touch-based activities as well as specimens from the museum's collection. Informed by the South Carolina Early Childhood Standards, the exhibit aims to help children become kindergarten-ready while learning about local...

The Black Archives History Research Foundation of South Florida was awarded a $719,535 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to expand public access to its collections through digitization and virtual research services. Specifically, the Foundation will purchase archival supplies and a large format scanner to digitize its periodical collection, notably the Miami Times collection of South...