Project Grant SO28310222

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $589,146 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, doing business as VA Foundation for Humanities. The grant, effective November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029, provides general operating support to the Virginia Humanities Council to deliver humanities-focused subawards and public programming throughout the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $1,147,290 to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) from June 2021 through April 2023. The NEH grant supports local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities as the designated state humanities council. As the sub-awardee, the Foundation will utilize the funding to organize public events,...

The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) was awarded a $190,550 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The funding will support VMHC reopening and expanding education programs for K-12 teachers and students across Virginia following pandemic-related closures and participation declines. Specifically, the grant will retain educational staff...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $596,263 Project Grant to the Vermont Humanities Council under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant will support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming in Vermont from June 2021 through April 2023. As the state humanities council for Vermont, the awardee will use the funds to promote humanities-focused events and activities that are available to citizens across the...

The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $149,995 Project Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will support the development of a new Health Humanities minor program at VCU. The program will create 10 new and revised interdisciplinary courses that bridge humanities and health professional...

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) received a $339,501 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to deliver arts and humanities content through virtual programming from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2023. The funding will support staffing and infrastructure expenses to enhance VMFA's permanent commitment to hybrid programming. Specifically, the NEH funds will be used to improve the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $200,000 to Preservation Virginia through the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to support activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Under the award, Preservation Virginia will continue preservation work at five historic sites in its stewardship. The organization will research original construction methods used by enslaved laborers and document discoveries through...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) supports a faculty collaboration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University to develop new approaches to undergraduate instruction connecting the humanities and health sciences. The project team representing five academic departments will participate in a summer workshop and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded an $800,192 Project Grant to the Connecticut Humanities Council, Incorporated to support programming under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). This funding will allow the Council to deliver local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming from June 2021 through April 2023. As the designated state humanities council for Connecticut, the organization works in partnership with the NEH to...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $765,811 to Nevada Humanities through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) for the period of June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This Project Grant will support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual grants administered by Nevada Humanities to promote the humanities in Nevada. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program provides annual grants...