Project Grant TR29703924
- This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is for the "LEGACIES OF WAR: MEMORIALS AND MEMORIES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR & THE VIETNAM WAR" program. This is a collaborative project between faculty, the veteran center, and veteran-student alumni at National University to conduct a year-long training and discussion program under the NEH's "Dialogues on the Experiences of War" grant program. The five-month long...
- 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 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...
- This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support the production of the feature-length documentary film "COMING HOME: FIGHT FOR A LEGACY." The film will explore the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. military during World War II, and interwoven with their story, the experiences of the Black female pilots...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $362,862 Project Grant to Film Independent, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) on June 1, 2024. The grant supports the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "NIHUNAVEA: MY HEART, MY CENTER" that bears witness to the complex struggles of the Tejon Indian Tribe in reclaiming their cultural heritage, spirituality, and tribal sovereignty in California. The documentary,...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $193,876.59 Project Grant to George Mason University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to support the project "COMING HOME: DIALOGUES ON THE MORAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL IMPACTS OF WAR" from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. The project aimed to enhance the teaching and study of the humanities by creating new resources, programs, and curricula...
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.164 - Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs) to Wnet, a nonprofit media organization, will support the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "AMERICAN MASTERS: ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE." The film will explore the life of the late Elie Wiesel, a renowned author, teacher, and public figure, through his own words as well as interviews with his family, friends, students, and...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to the WGBH Educational Foundation for the production of a new two-hour documentary film titled "A Man Called White" that examines the life and legacy of civil rights leader Walter White. The film will be broadcast on PBS and distributed across various media platforms, including digital and home video, to bring this important historical narrative to broad public audiences. This award is...
- This federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports public television programs POV, POV Shorts, and America Reframed, along with related public engagement activities. The award to The American Documentary Inc., a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York, will fund a range of activities to advance independent nonfiction storytelling and create...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop a humanities curriculum and discussion forum program titled "Visualizing Parallels Between the US 'Indian Wars' and the 'Global War on Terror'." Through this award made under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), UIC will partner with the Emerging Veteran Art Movement to prepare a...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a one-hour documentary film titled "One More Mission." The film explores the history, impact, and legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), the first American veterans' organization to demand an end to the war its members had fought in. The Catticus Corporation, a woman-owned non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California, will produce the documentary. The award has an effective date of July 1, 2024, with a final completion date of June 30, 2025. This grant builds on the Catticus Corporation's track record of producing impactful documentary films and multimedia projects that bring underrepresented historical narratives to broader public audiences through the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $510.0k | 7/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $90.0k | 7/1/24 |