Project Grant ZDH28325522
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a $275,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) on January 1, 2026, to launch the third phase of "Courage in the Hollers: Interpreting Coal Miners' March and Battle on Blair Mountain." This two-year public humanities initiative will deliver free interpretive materials and permanent public installations spanning 50 miles across four counties in West...
- The Historic Hudson Valley in Tarrytown, New York will strengthen its digital capacity and develop online teacher resources through a $119,001 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. Under the award, set to run from November 2021 through October 2022, the nonprofit will hire new interpretive staff with skills in digital storytelling to lead virtual programs and train existing staff on differences between in-person and online...
- This $1,497,470.03 Save America's Treasures grant awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929) will enable the Coalfield Development Corporation, a non-profit community development organization, to rehabilitate the historic Nenni Building in Matewan, West Virginia. The funding will be used to stabilize the building's structure and upgrade critical systems, including the roofing, walls, windows, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. These renovations will preserve the...
- This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $155,090 to Appalshop, Inc. to preserve and improve access to its archival collections relating to Appalachian history and culture. Through digitization efforts of photographic negatives from 1935 to 1955 and 16mm archival films, as well as purchasing scanning equipment, the award supports enhancing public access to these...
- This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164), provides $198,971 to the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation to support public archaeology and history programming from October 2021 through December 2022. The Foundation will enhance on-site and digital experiences at the Jamestown archaeological site in Virginia. Specifically, the funding will sustain nine staff positions to develop new...
- 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 National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $70,000 project grant to the Marshall University Research Corporation to develop the West Virginia Digital Heritage Trails. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) on February 1, 2017 for completion by January 31, 2021. The project will utilize the funding to create digital trails that highlight West Virginia's cultural heritage through online exhibits, interactive maps, and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Inc. $950,488 under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA 45.309) program for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The project grant supports organizational capacity building through the addition of three permanent staff positions: a Registrar, Education Assistant, and Administrative Assistant. The awardee will develop comprehensive...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $349,580 Project Grant to the West Virginia University Research Corporation under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The 2-year grant, running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, will fund the American Congress Digital Archives Portal Project. This project seeks to digitize and aggregate congressional archives material in a single, searchable online portal to expand access to individual...
- The New Orleans Museum of Art will use a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire a Digital Assets Manager. With a completion date of October 31, 2022, the award will support efforts to expand public access to the museum's permanent collection through digital tools and resources. The Digital Assets Manager will resolve the museum's backlog of pre-pandemic digital processing work and substantially increase the...
INCREASING AND SUSTAINING DIGITAL ACCESS TO MINE WARS HISTORY [THIS PROJECT BUILDS UPON THE MUSEUM?S DIGITIZATION PROJECT OF THEIR COLLECTIONS IN 2020. IT SEEKS TO RETAIN TWO JOBS AND CREATE ONE NEW JOB WHO WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE ACCESS TO ONLINE HUMANITIES CONTENT. THE MUSEUM WILL REACH NEW, ONLINE AUDIENCES THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF DIGITAL EXHIBITS AND AN ONLINE INTERVIEW SERIES, ?MINE WARS FORUM.?] [PURPOSE: TO BUILD UPON THE MUSEUM?S DIGITIZATION EFFORTS THAT BEGAN IN 2020. THIS INCLUDES THE CREATION OF VIRTUAL EXHIBITS AND AN ONLINE INTERVIEW SERIES.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE CREATION OF FOUR VIRTUAL EXHIBITS AS SUPPLEMENTAL & NBSP;ACTIVITIES TO VISITING THE MUSEUM IN PERSON. THE ADDITIONAL CREATION OF & NBSP;A & NBSP;LIVE & NBSP;?MINE WARS FORUM? SERIES & NBSP;OF LECTURES, INCLUDING & NBSP;AN AUDIENCE Q & A. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY TO EXPAND THE REACH AND AUDIENCE OF THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPANSION OF THE DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM & NBSP;AND THE DIGITIZATION OF MUSEUM MATERIALS.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: AMERICAN CITIZENS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE LABOR RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA & NBSP;MINE & NBSP;WARS.  SUBAWARDS:  THIS PROJECT DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE ANY SUBAWARDS. ]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $49.4k | 10/16/21 |