Project Grant STD55024GR0023

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Cyark under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to produce and disseminate three web-based interactive 3D experiences in conjunction with local partners in Ecuador and Peru. The project aims to foster greater protection of cultural heritage sites found along the Andean road system through developing the digital experiences. Work...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund the American Historical Association to develop teaching and learning resources focused on the use of historical artifacts in history education. With $199,808 in funding over a two-year period from October 2021 to December 2023, the Association will create a multi-platform publication program under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162)....

This $246,320 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities (CFDA 45.169) will fund the "Illuminating the Past: A Summer Institute on Multispectral Imaging and Cultural Heritage Preservation" initiative. This transformative program is designed to cultivate the next generation of experts in digital humanities, focusing on cultural heritage recovery through advanced imaging technologies. The initiative...

This three-year, $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program will support the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. to digitize and provide open online access to 26 collections from its conservation archives. These archives document over 7,000 years of Egyptian culture and history at prehistoric, pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish sites across Egypt. By September 2025, the American Research...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The two-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support the development of guidelines and capacity building for seismic retrofits of cultural heritage buildings in Lebanon. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to preserve...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $156,848 Project Grant under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) program (CFDA 19.036) to Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania. The grant aims to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat the illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage, with a focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea. The key products and services to be delivered through this...

This $974,414 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program supports George Mason University, in collaboration with several partners, to develop a community archiving prototype and training materials. The key objectives are to: (1) create the Archives for Racial and Cultural Healing (ARCH) National Collaborative, (2) support the Chipman ARCH project as a prototype and develop curriculum/practices for future ARCH regional...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $120,000.00 Project Grant to the Icom - Hellenic National Committee, a non-profit organization, to organize the 2nd Cultural Heritage School in collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture. The grant, funded under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will support the protection of cultural heritage from the effects of the climate crisis. The project...

The Center received a $162,500 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164). The award will support the project "THE DEMOCRATIC LENS: PHOTOGRAPHY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT" from September 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. Under this award, the Center will use photography and civic engagement programs to explore human history and culture. Specifically, the Center will provide public programs...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $166,069.75 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano (Centro Cultural) through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441). The grant will support Centro Cultural's implementation of strategic programs aligned with its mission priorities at the American Space Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano in El Salvador. Specifically, funding will provide for updates to the center's...