Black whalers [the whaling museum requests support from the NEH to support a new public-facing humanities project, black whalers
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ZED28394022
- Recipient
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Whaling Museum Society Inc. UEI JJL7BUMQVKR1
- Awarding agency
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National Endowment for the Humanities
- Obligated
- $50,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.162 Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
- Completion date
- Place of performance
- New York, USA
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Description
- Activities
- Funds would support the research, design, and installation of a new exhibit and related public programming focused on the many black mariners who worked in whaling and & nbsp; played significant roles in long island's maritime history. in addition to retaining four salaried staff, the museum would hire four local scholars whose work connects long island's maritime and african american history with global maritime and whaling industry history. The whaling industry was the largest employer of african americans, with persons of color comprising an estimated 25-33 percent of all american whaling crews.
- Intended beneficiaries
- local and regional school audiences and the general public would be the target audiences. 
- Subrecipient activities
- 'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]
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Who received award ZED28394022?
ZED28394022 was awarded to Whaling Museum Society Inc. by National Endowment for the Humanities on January 1, 2022.
How much is award ZED28394022 worth?
$50,000 has been obligated on ZED28394022.
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