Project Grant ZIN28339821
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $174,862 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to Arizona State University's Division, doing business as Orspa. The two-week institute focuses on literary and cultural contact between China, Japan, and Korea from the 17th century to the present, using the lens of translation to examine issues in East Asian literary studies. Participants will discuss scholarship on translation...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the South Asian American Digital Archive NFP (SAADA) to document the resilience, innovation, and community-building of South Asian American small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, titled "?STILL STANDING?: STORIES OF RESILIENCE FROM SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES", will train...
- This federal Project Grant award of $172,260 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support a two-week hybrid institute for 25 K-5 teachers to visit Angel Island and develop content knowledge and critical perspectives on Asian American immigration. The "Bridging Histories: Angel Island and Asian American Immigration" institute will allow teachers to engage in lectures, workshops, and site...
- Azusa Pacific University was awarded a three-year, $149,910 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 APU's initiative to enhance its existing Ethnic Studies program by planning and piloting three new certificate programs in Africana Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, and Latinx Studies. In year three of the...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the South Asian American Digital Archive NFP (Saada), a non-profit organization. This one-year grant from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 will support a residential summer institute for middle and high school teachers that explores methods used by community archives to challenge dominant historical narratives and give voice to...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $219,996 project grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. (East-West Center) for the project "CONTEMPORARY ASIAS: PLURALITIES BEYOND AREAS." The project will explore recent changes in the production, structuring, and sharing of knowledge about Asian cultures and societies, and how these changes might...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $191,619 project grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the American Historical Association (AHA). The grant will fund a three-week, fully virtual institute in June-July 2025 for 30 K-12 educators on the theme of "Africa in World History." The institute aims to enhance the content knowledge of participating teachers, allowing them to expand beyond the limited engagement with...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Wing Luke Memorial Foundation, doing business as the Wing Luke Asian Museum, to present two in-person "In Our Own Voices: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest" workshops for K-12 educators in July 2025. The workshops will build on the success of similar events held by the...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $381,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) to support long-term research fellowships from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This grant will enable the AAS, a non-profit research library and learned society, to provide 25 fellowship months per year at a $5,000 monthly stipend level for scholars to conduct humanities research using the...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $630,000 project grant to the American Institute of Indian Studies to support research fellowships for senior scholars in the humanities to conduct projects in India from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), the grant will fund approximately three fellowships per year over three years, enabling post-doctoral humanities scholars to undertake research projects while in India....
STRIVING FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN ASIAN STUDIES: HUMANITIES GRANTS FOR ASIAN STUDIES SCHOLARS [THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES SEEKS FUNDING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR ASIAN STUDIES PROFESSIONALS ON THE PERIPHERY OF ASIAN STUDIES. THESE CONSTITUENTS INCLUDE BLACK SCHOLARS OF ASIA, CONTINGENT/ADJUNCT FACULTY IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, FIRST-GENERATION SCHOLARS, JUNIOR SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD, INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS, AND ASIA SPECIALISTS WORKING OUTSIDE THE PROFESSORIATE. THESE PROPOSED GRANT PROJECTS ARE A SOLID STEP TOWARD GREATER EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE FIELD OF ASIAN STUDIES BY DE-CENTERING THE DISCIPLINE AND OPENING PATHWAYS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE FIELD OF STUDY.] [PURPOSE: EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR SCHOLARS AND HUMANITIES PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF ASIAN STUDIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ADMINISTRATION OF A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM COMPRISED OF 12 12-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS OF $60,000 AND 16-18 GRANTS AND SUBVENTIONS OF $5,000-$20,000. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING HUMANITIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPING CURRICULA, MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS, AND BOOK PROJECTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EMERGENCY RELIEF TO BETWEEN 28-30 HUMANITIES SCHOLARS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BLACK SCHOLARS OF ASIA, CONTINGENT AND ADJUNCT FACULTY, FIRST-GENERATION SCHOLARS, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS, AND SCHOLARS WORKING OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, MENTORSHIP, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATION.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($53k) | 12/18/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 9/24/21 |