Project Grant ZED28387722
- The Intrepid Museum Foundation received a $242,227 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The award supported the development of exhibitions and public programs focused on the Cold War era through the collections of the Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum. The Intrepid Museum Foundation leveraged the October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 award period to enhance understanding...
- The Intrepid Museum Foundation was awarded a $204,666 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to undertake the restoration and opening of the Intrepid's 7,000+ square-foot medical facility, known as "Sick Bay," as well as related spaces along the Sick Bay pathway. This 2.5-year project will complete the necessary infrastructure work to allow the museum to open this historic naval medical...
- The Intrepid Museum Foundation was awarded a $565,551 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The award will support the creation of accessible and interactive exhibits within the Intrepid's medical facility, known as "Sick Bay." The exhibits will blend storytelling with multisensory elements and advanced augmented reality (AR) experiences to engage visitors with the experiences of medical personnel and their...
- The Intrepid Museum Foundation received a $303,092 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the Inspiration Academy, a new teacher training and resources program designed to help K-12 educators teach inclusive STEM, history, and social studies curricula. Key activities include recruiting early-career teachers from Title I schools, implementing in-person and virtual professional...
- The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City will broaden outreach for its long-standing Leadership and Science Program for Girls under a $327,957 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant supports the National Leadership Grants program, which aims to address critical needs in the museum and library fields. Through the one-year grant period ending October 31, 2022, the Museum will encourage youth from low-income New York City neighborhoods to...
- The USS Constitution Museum, Inc. was awarded a $199,676 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will support the creation of hands-on experiences and virtual programming for children focused on naval history and the USS Constitution. Key deliverables include resuming on-site humanities programming and staff interactions, developing a new school vacation activity, and...
- This $199,949 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the "TAKE ME TO THE WATER: HISTORIES OF THE BLACK PACIFIC" project by the Maritime Museum Association of San Diego. The project will produce a gallery exhibit, traveling banner exhibit, small vessel build, and documentary film to extend understanding of the maritime history and roles of people of African descent...
- The Maritime Museum Association of San Diego received a $149,776 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to plan the public humanities exhibition "Black Mariners of the Black Pacific" under the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164). Working with Dr. Caroline Collins of the University of California San Diego and other scholars, the Maritime Museum will use the award funds to engage in planning for an exhibition, small...
- 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 awarded a $1,295,514 Project Grant to the National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The four-year cooperative agreement will support educational programming from 2023 to 2026 focusing on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and continued efforts toward a more just and inclusive society. National History Day Inc. will produce...
The Intrepid Museum Foundation was awarded a $416,209 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will support the development of new educational and exhibition materials focused on underrepresented histories of Black, Asian American, Latino, Indigenous American and LGBTQ+ service members in the U.S. Navy from World War II through the present. Specifically, the funding will be used to create a shared inventory of relevant collections across six naval museums, as well as new education resource sets and interpretive content for the Intrepid Museum's mobile guide. The materials developed under this grant will be disseminated to the broader ship museum community to expand understanding of diversity and inclusion in military service history. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/25/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/25/22 | ||
| Not listed | $416.2k | 12/15/21 |