Project Grant SP30793225

The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will fund oral history collection efforts focused on Yemeni seafarers, women in the automotive industry, and entrepreneurs to expand the Arab American National Museum's collections. Specifically, the funding will support the...

This federal Project Grant award for $399,891 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the "American Muslim Pathways" initiative. This program consists of a series of lectures by humanities scholars, followed by community discussions held at PBS stations across the country, organized in conjunction with adjacent cultural and university venues. An interactive website, including learning lessons and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Arab Community Center For Economic And Social Services (ACCESS) through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel, facilities, safety supplies, and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 to aid ACCESS' response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $358,486 project grant to the Center For Cultural And Technical Interchange Between East And West, Inc. doing business as the East-West Center located in Hawaii, USA. The grant period ran from October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017 under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The grant funded the "Islam in Asia: Traditions and Transformations" project. The project aimed to promote better...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program awarded a $148,054 project grant to the San Jose State University Research Foundation to implement the "Resisting Erasure and Asserting Afghan Cultural and Community Resilience" initiative. This community-engaged humanities project seeks to collect and publicly preserve the stories, cultural heritage, and resilience of first- and second-generation...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Indiana University $217,254 under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163) for the project "Muslim American Identities, Past and Present" from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The grant aimed to promote better teaching and research on Muslim American history and culture in higher education through Indiana University's examination of Muslim American identities over time. As the...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $190,000 project grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Wing Luke Memorial Foundation (dba Wing Luke Asian Museum) to conduct two, week-long workshops in July 2025 for K-12 educators focused on "In Our Own Voices: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest." Building on previous successful workshops, the project will provide...

The San Diego Museum of Art received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to implement the "Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World" temporary traveling exhibition. This exhibition will feature over 150 works of Islamic art and material culture, including manuscripts, scientific instruments, and contemporary art, exploring the intersections of...

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The three-year grant will support LACMA's "Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting at the Islamic Courts" public humanities program series exploring Islamic court culture and cuisine through exhibitions, lectures, and culinary demonstrations from...

The Columbia Museum of Art received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to mount a traveling exhibition on contemporary African American art and implement supporting public programs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The museum will install the "30 Americans" exhibition drawn from the Rubell Family Collection, featuring 57 works by 30 artists. Interpretive and educational...