Project Grant RQ30967726
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the University of Virginia a $10 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) on January 1, 2026, to support a collaborative initiative celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States through the creation and dissemination of Founding Era and Early Republic primary sources. The project, which extends through December 31, 2030, will deliver four primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Mary Washington received a $2,999,484 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), awarded February 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2031. The award supports the completion of The Papers of James Monroe, a historical research and publishing initiative dedicated to expanding public access to the correspondence and papers of the fifth U.S....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Tennessee received a $2.73 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), awarded January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2030. This award funds the preparation and publication of Volumes XIII through XVI of "The Papers of Andrew Jackson," a comprehensive 17-volume annotated edition of Andrew Jackson's public and private...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $300,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park, under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) for the Freedmen and Southern Society Project. The award, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, supports the completion and publication of the ninth and tenth volumes of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867, a comprehensive ten-volume documentary history...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Frederick Douglass Papers Digital Edition project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), received a project grant award of $299,997 to the Trustees of Indiana University, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The project will produce verified transcriptions, scholarly annotations, and related editorial apparatus for approximately 2,500 of Frederick Douglass's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska received a $298,184 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), awarded January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2028. The grant supports the creation of an annotated digital edition of Walt Whitman's unsigned journalistic writings from 1846–1848, a highly prolific period during which Whitman served as editor of the Brooklyn Daily...
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Adams Papers Editorial Project The Massachusetts Historical Society received a $3.0 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. The award supports the Adams Papers Editorial Project, which produces authoritative scholarly editions of diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary materials...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the University of Texas at Austin a $10 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) effective July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The Great Books and Civic Renewal Initiative will deliver humanities-focused public engagement products and services designed to engage general audiences with humanities scholarship through exhibitions and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Adams Papers Editorial Project The Massachusetts Historical Society received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), awarded January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. This funding supports the Adams Papers Editorial Project, which produces authoritative scholarly editions of diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $179,005 to the Newberry Library under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) on January 1, 2026, to develop and deliver a three-week residential professional development institute titled "250 Years of Teaching with Maps: Maps in the Making of US Education." The primary deliverable is an immersive educational program convening 25 K-12 educators in July 2026 to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Cumberland University $2,997,143 under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, to produce print and digital editions of The Papers of Martin Van Buren. This scholarly editing project makes the eighth U.S. President's historical documents accessible to scholars and the general public, advancing understanding of early American political development, democratic theory, and the role of political parties in the nation's formative years. The project delivers critical documentary editions that preserve and contextualize Van Buren's papers while providing valuable primary source materials for humanities research and public knowledge. The Promotion of the Humanities Research program supports scholarly editions, translations, and collaborative research projects that extend humanistic knowledge and create foundational research materials. The Papers of Martin Van Buren project aligns with the program's emphasis on scholarly editing and digital humanities initiatives, making important historical records available through both traditional print and modern digital formats to diverse audiences of scholars, students, and the interested public.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.0m | 3/13/26 |