Project Grant SBC40009GR012

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) under CFDA 93.351 is providing $354,290 to Duke University to acquire a high-precision "Hummink Nazca" capillary flow printer. This novel printer offers sub-micron resolution and compatibility with a broad range of ink viscosities, enabling breakthroughs in biomedical device manufacturing and analytical techniques. The Nazca printer has already supported several...

The U.S. Department of State awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, for the preservation of ancient San rock art in the Matobo region of Zimbabwe. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will support conservation, documentation, inventory, preventive care, restoration, and stabilization activities to preserve this important cultural heritage site and...

The Asheville Art Museum Association, Incorporated received a $304,883 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures (SAT) program (CFDA 15.929) to conserve, preserve, and digitize 148 objects of Appalachian historical and contemporary art, including works by Black Mountain College students and faculty, as well as self-taught artists. Project activities will include cleaning and repairing paintings, works on paper, and ceramics,...

The Portland Art Museum, through its Center For An Untold Tomorrow division, received a $325,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant funded the development and delivery of "THE ART OF RESILIENCE: A CONTINUUM OF TLINGIT ARTS" public program from August 2016 through July 2020. This program explored Tlingit history and culture through humanities-focused...

The Tucson Museum of Art received a $105,133 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support the Stories from Clay research project from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The museum will leverage digital strategies and community-based approaches to expand records and interpretations of its historical indigenous pottery collection to be more inclusive of indigenous methodologies and perspectives....

This federal Project Grant award of $870,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.289 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending) supports workforce development and creative skills programming for underserved youth and marginalized populations in Rhode Island. The grant recipient, non-profit organization As220, will use the funding to provide multidisciplinary arts education, mentorship, training, and work experience...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $117,500 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Kunsthauswien GMBH. The funding supports Kunsthauswien's invitation of four American and US-based artists—Alia Ali, Nakeya Brown, Pixy Liao, and Carmen Winant—to showcase their works at the Photo Festival Foto Wien from March 5 to March 31, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through civic engagement and...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $251,613 Project Grant to the Hong Kong Arts Centre to sponsor the 28th IFVA Awards and Festival. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the Hong Kong Arts Centre will use this August 1, 2022-funded award to produce the 28th International Federation of Film Critics (IFVA)...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Florida Department of State a $1,042,250 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) for the period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. Three sub-awards were provided totaling $1,042,250. The University of Florida will receive funding to establish a...