Project Grant TR28538922
- The Pen American Center, Inc. received a two-year, $149,700 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 FLASHPOINTS: FREE SPEECH IN AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE & SOCIETY event series, which will examine the complex history of free speech in American democracy through public presentations in multiple cities from 2021 through 2023. The series will illuminate past...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the International Documentary Association under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support development of the documentary film "Bombshell" from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022. The film will trace the construction of the U.S. government's narrative on a past event, how a non-fiction work challenged that narrative, and how the government subsequently sought to reassert its...
- The National Constitution Center received a $190,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct a humanities education program focused on the First Amendment. The project will bring two cohorts of 35 educators serving grades 6-12 across various humanities disciplines to Philadelphia, PA from July 14-19 and July 21-26, 2024. Participants will examine the First Amendment through...
- 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...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Center For Independent Documentary, Inc. to produce a documentary film about Shirley Clarke, the pioneering American independent filmmaker. The documentary will explore Clarke's groundbreaking contributions to independent cinema in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s, focusing on her efforts to tell stories about underrepresented...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Women Make Movies Inc. $500,000 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the project "ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE?" from May 2021 through March 2023. The Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program aims to provide opportunities for the American public to explore human history and culture through public programs in various community venues. For this award, Women Make Movies...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Catticus Corporation, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to produce, test, assess, and host an educational interactive documentary website titled "The Barbara Johns Project." This project aims to illuminate the African American struggle for freedom during the era of segregation (Jim Crow) in the South between the Civil War and...
- 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 (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to City Lore Inc., a New York-based non-profit cultural organization. The grant will support the production of the documentary film "JIMMIE & SANORA," directed by Li-Shin Yu and produced by James Q. Chan. The film tells the story of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe and writer Sanora Babb, exploring their...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to Design Onscreen for the documentary film "FLORENCE KNOLL: NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE" on the architect and designer Florence Knoll (1917-2019). The project has an award date of January 1, 2026 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. The Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs supports a range of humanities-focused initiatives,...
This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program, provides $1.26 million to Uniondocs Inc. to produce Speaking Freely, a film and multi-platform project exploring First Amendment issues and the career of attorney Floyd Abrams. Key deliverables include a feature-length documentary tracing Abrams' representation of the New York Times in Pentagon Papers cases and examining challenges to free speech today. Ancillary elements comprise a dedicated website, social media engagement, and educational curricula to promote dialogue on balancing civil liberties and other societal values. The grant period spans May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023, supporting public humanities programming through these documentary and digital platforms.
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