The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the MPT Foundation, Inc. for the public television program "Here, the People Rule" under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. MPT Foundation will produce a two-hour documentary film for PBS that will explore notable transitions in history through stories involving themes of change. The film is scheduled for completion by May 31, 2023. The NEH Public Programs...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $12,627,300 Project Grant to the California Humanities organization under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant funded 20 documentary films, podcasts, and digital projects created by 19 independent producers and organizations in California between November 1, 2016 and October 31, 2021. The projects explored diverse topics from the history of Asian and LGBTQ communities to agricultural...
The New York Historical Society received a $194,648 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The funding will support the "American Women, American Citizens: 1920-1948" institute, a hybrid learning experience that will convene 30 schoolteachers, 2 teacher advisors, 6 scholar guests, and several educational partners/field trip sites over several months. The institute will...
The American Library Association (ALA) received a $249,999 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to deliver the "LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE" program. The NEH Public Programs grant supports opportunities for the American public to explore human history and culture through public humanities programs. Under this June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 award, ALA will organize...
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 National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $687,045 to the Nebraska Humanities Council through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) from June 15, 2021 to April 30, 2023. The funding will support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming delivered by the Nebraska Humanities Council division of Humanities Nebraska. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program provides annual grants to humanities councils in...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $428,609 Project Grant to the Nebraska Humanities Council, operating as Humanities Nebraska, under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). This 5-year grant, running from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029, supports Humanities Nebraska's efforts to bring humanities programming to life across the state. Through subawards and public programming, the organization tailors its initiatives to the...
This $1.7 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160) will provide emergency relief and support the advancement of independent documentary filmmakers working in the humanities who have been unemployed or underemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Independent Television Service Inc. will administer a grantmaking program awarding 20 stipends of $68,000 each over 12 months to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $1,082,730 to Humanities Washington 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 Humanities Washington to promote the humanities in the state of Washington. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $944,736 Project Grant to the Minnesota Humanities Center, doing business as the Humanities Education Center, to support programming under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). This program provides annual grants to state humanities councils to promote local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming. Funding will support the Minnesota Humanities Center's work organizing public events,...