Project Grant ZPP28331022
- The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program to implement an architectural history festival, education programs, and digital technology upgrades. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Through this funding, CAF will plan and execute the Open House Chicago festival highlighting the city's historic architecture. The...
- The Chicago Historical Society, doing business as the Chicago History Museum, was awarded a $376,503 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support the museum's "FIRE! The Great Chicago Fire at 150" project from May 2021 through October 2024. The project commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 through public humanities programs...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $199,797 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the Chicago History Museum, doing business as the Chicago Historical Society, for the period of October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The grant will support the museum's "Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877-1920" program, a three-week summer institute for 30 resident...
- The Illinois Humanities Council was awarded a $737,354 five-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program, effective November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029. This general operating support grant enables the Illinois Humanities Council to activate the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community, and strengthen...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to API Arts And Outreach, Inc. from Mar 1, 2013 to Feb 28, 2015 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant funded THE GREATEST JUBILEE: AMERICAN MUSIC AND THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR project to provide public programs exploring American history and culture. Specifically, the grantee developed humanities programs examining music of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair...
- This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support a series of programming titled "Harlem as an Incubator" from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The programming will present the history of Harlem as an incubator of arts, culture, and activism for people of the African diaspora through lectures, public discussions, and readings. The goal is to construct...
- The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,845,300 Project Grant to the Illinois Arts Council under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under the Illinois Arts Council's NEA-approved strategic plan from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. A sub-award of $100,000 was provided to the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to support its Community...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $949,718 to Colorado Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) for the period of June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This Project Grant will support Colorado Humanities' delivery of local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through its annual operating activities. As the designated state humanities council for Colorado, the organization will utilize the federal funding to...
- 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 (NEH) awarded a $130,615 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)'s School of Art & Art History. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 30, 2026, will support a strategic climate action plan for two UIC public-facing units: Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive...
The Chicago Humanities Festival was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will support the development and implementation of six in-person speaker programs on topics related to racial justice, gender equality, and building an inclusive society. These programs will be part of the Chicago Humanities Festival in 2022 and will take place in neighborhoods around Chicago. The programs will also be recorded and shared online for free with broader audiences. Funding will allow the Festival to retain ten staff positions needed to successfully plan and carry out the programs. The intended beneficiaries are residents of the greater Chicago area who participate in the in-person programs or access them virtually. No sub-award activities are planned under this award made on January 1, 2022 for completion by December 31, 2022.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 11/24/21 |