Project Grant TA29661424
- The Canterbury Shaker Village Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $468,954 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The three-year grant will support a collections inventory and cataloging project to strengthen the management and care of the organization's extensive Shaker artifact collection, consisting of over 40,000 three-dimensional items. The project aims to enhance physical and intellectual control of the...
- This Project Grant award of $142,709 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program will support Old North Illuminated, Inc., doing business as Old North Foundation Bstn Inc., to develop and deliver new interpretive programming at the Old North Church & Historic Site in Massachusetts. Key products and services include hiring a manager and consultant to reimagine the site's interpretive plan with a focus on researching and...
- Historic Deerfield, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to expand its virtual and hybrid humanities programming. With this two-year award beginning Oct 1, 2021, Historic Deerfield will hire a new Digital Engagement Specialist and pursue infrastructure upgrades to deliver high-quality digital content and hybrid programming to worldwide audiences. Specific activities...
- The Vermont Historical Society received a $350,081 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.032 - 21st Century Museum Professionals Program) to provide workforce development training and resources to approximately 300 staff and volunteers at historical societies and museums across Vermont. The project aims to engage these participants in using an "active collections framework" to encourage smaller and more focused museum collections. Key project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), administering the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded $1,468,476 to Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky, Inc. (doing business as Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill) on September 15, 2025. This Project Grant funds physical preservation work on a nationally significant historic...
- 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 $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $189,792.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The award will fund a residential workshop in 2025 for 72 K-12 educators titled "From the Fragments: Places and People in Colonized New England." The workshop will be hosted at the University of New Hampshire and focus on examining the experiences of Native American, African American, and...
- The Vermont Historical Society, Inc. received a $199,889 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will fund nine staff positions to conduct collection description, preservation, and digitization activities from October 2021 through June 2022. Specifically, staff will inventory and maintain collections, create catalog records, and write collection descriptions to be added to the...
- The Shelburne Museum received a $663,687 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to support the creation of the Perry Center for Native American Art. This new 9,500 square foot facility will transform the museum's humanities infrastructure and visitor experience by providing a dedicated space for the culturally appropriate interpretation and care of indigenous material culture. Designed in...
COMPREHENSIVE REVALUATION AND UPDATE OF CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE?S INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING [CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE (CSV) WILL CREATE A NEW AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE, HUMANITIES-BASED PROGRAM OF HISTORIC SITE INTERPRETATION, ONE LINKING SHAKER TENETS AND HISTORY TO CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. CSV PROPOSES A 12-MONTH PROJECT TO (1) UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS OF CURRENT SITE INTERPRETATION AND RELATED MATERIALS; (2) CREATE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR A MORE COHERENT AND INTEGRATED INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM, ONE THAT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TOUR GUIDES, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF; AND (3) DESIGN A MORE VISITOR-RESPONSIVE SITE MAP AND CREATE VISITOR MATERIALS LINKING CSV TO THE TOWN OF CANTERBURY?S CENTER HISTORIC DISTRICT.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/23/25 | ||
| Not listed | $24.0k | 12/19/23 |