Project Grant SSO29617223
- The National World War II Museum, Inc., received a $778,383 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award funds a comprehensive teacher professional development initiative designed to enhance World War II (WWII) history education in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of WWII. The project will reach approximately 15,000 teachers annually through multiple...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $1,295,514 Project Grant to the National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The four-year cooperative agreement will support educational programming from 2023 to 2026 focusing on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and continued efforts toward a more just and inclusive society. National History Day Inc. will produce...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National World War II Museum, Inc. received a $537,409 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The museum will expand access to its educational programming and resources through implementation of summer camp programs for K-12 students, commemoration ceremonies for significant World War II dates, and...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $171,342 project grant to the National WWI Museum and Memorial through the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant funds a two-week summer institute from July 10-22, 2022 for 28 K-12 educators. The institute, hosted at the Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, will focus on the enduring impact of World War I on the Middle East beyond the traditional Western emphasis. Topics...
- The Wing Luke Memorial Foundation dba Wing Luke Asian Museum will receive $376,640 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program to conduct two in-person workshops in Summer 2023. The workshops will build on the Museum's previous "In Our Own Words" workshops focused on enriching K-12 educators' understanding of early Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander histories in the Pacific Northwest. Led by...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $187,803 to the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation through the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct two six-day workshops for 5-12 educators. The workshops will instruct educators on the details of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II as part of the Landmarks of American History and Culture program. The workshops aim to promote better teaching of American history and culture....
- This $177,324 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri to conduct two six-day experiential learning workshops for K-12 educators in July 2024. The workshops, titled "The St. Louis Blues: Music, Migration, and the Movement," will examine the dynamic historical connections between music, urban environments, and race...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $175,045 Project Grant to National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund the "Moving Freedom Forward: Teaching a More Inclusive History" initiative, which combines teacher training and curriculum development to enhance classroom teaching and student learning about the histories of marginalized communities. The...
- This federal Project Grant award of $189,708.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports a 6-day teacher workshop hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Concord Museum. The workshop will explore multiple narratives of the American Revolution and its legacies in Massachusetts, providing place-based experiences at historic sites guided by academic and public historians, literary...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), will fund a $150,000 Summer Institute at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). The institute will introduce rising seniors from historically marginalized and underserved populations at Los Angeles high schools to public history and how to grapple with "difficult pasts," using...
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SUPPLEMENTS [LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (LEH) REQUESTS FUNDING TO SUPPORT A SUBAWARD TO THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM (NWWIIM), LOUISIANA?S NHD AFFILIATE, SCHOLAR HONORARIA FOR SCHOLAR ADVISORS, MEETING EXPENSES AND LEH STAFF TRAVEL COSTS FOR NHD TEACHER WORKSHOPS. LEH WILL PARTNER WITH NWWIIM TO INCREASE NHD PARTICIPATION BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH TO EDUCATORS USING LEH?S INSTITUTE FOR LOUISIANA CULTURE AND HISTORY (ILCH), A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT SUPPORT SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BASED ON PARTICIPATION DATA FROM NWWIIM, COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWEST AND NORTH LOUISIANA WILL BE PRIORITIZED DUE TO CONSISTENTLY LOW PARTICIPATION RATES. NWWIIM WILL USE SUBAWARDED FUNDS TO CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH TO THESE AREAS TO RECRUIT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS TO ATTRACT NEW JUDGES. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT STUDENT AND TEACHER TRAVEL AND SUPPLIES TO ADDRESS SOME FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $20.0k | 8/31/23 |