Project Grant ZH25298217

The Rare Book School (RBS), doing business as The Book Arts Press, Inc., received a $100,258 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant funds the "Living American History in Primary Documents" initiative to develop new educational content and curricula focused on American history primary sources in anticipation of the 250th...

This $122,634 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will allow The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to convene a series of forums over two years to create a comprehensive, distributed central and southern Appalachian monograph shared print collection. The project aims to address challenges in developing monograph collections that elevate traditionally marginalized voices by bringing together research...

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support the establishment of an undergraduate laboratory and curriculum at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. The University of Iowa will receive $150,000 under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program to develop a dedicated undergraduate workspace and new introductory course on global print cultures paired with an existing course on global manuscript...

The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies will train 12 Black, Indigenous, and people of color paraprofessionals working in community archives settings to earn a Master of Library Science degree with an archives concentration through a $726,465 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant funds a structured, individually tailored curriculum from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 that integrates archival and social justice studies, including a...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $217,498 Project Grant to the Califa Group under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to plan and implement a two-day forum exploring the components needed for a diverse library and information science workforce. The forum will bring together professionals from archives, special collections, library programs, historically black colleges and universities, and related organizations to identify skills required for success...

Brown University Library, in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance, will establish structures of reciprocal support for developing the next generation of library leaders and fostering transformation in academic libraries through a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year project will plan and pilot a set of in-person and virtual developmental activities for emerging library leaders,...

This Project Grant award of $172,108.12 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support research investigating how public libraries in Central Appalachia support college literacy for nontraditional prospective students through information and services. Awarded on November 1, 2022 to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York with completion expected by August 31, 2025, this early career development project led by Dr. Africa S. Hands will focus on public libraries...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Brown University a $246,419 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) project grant to establish a cross-organizational training program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) library professionals. The goal is to grow and diversify the digital scholarly publishing landscape, build capacity at HBCU libraries, and increase the visibility of HBCU faculty-authored scholarship. Through this 3-year program, 3...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) program (CFDA 45.313), will provide $135,934 to Columbia University to convene a two-day forum for 15-20 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) archives and special collections curators. The forum aims to enhance professional development, inclusivity, and ethical stewardship of collections in this often-overlooked part of the library and archives...

Saint Louis University received a $439,282 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to conduct the "Global Geographies of Knowledge" institute from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The institute will enrich scholarship on the complex entanglements that characterized the first age of globalization from 1400 to 1800. Drawing from fields including historical geography,...