Looking forward by looking back: expanding audience engagement through digital public programming [colonial williamsburg is committed to being a world leader in history and civics education and…

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation received a $198,456 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the production of digital content for educators and students. The funding will allow the Foundation to create new digital content for its website exploring the history of enslaved women, free Blacks, and Indigenous peoples in Colonial Williamsburg. The grant will also support retaining three full-time staff positions in digital content production through September 2022. The intended beneficiaries are visitors to the Foundation's website interested in learning about United States and Virginia colonial history and civics. The award period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. No subrecipient activities are planned under this award.

Activities

  creation of new digital content for the CW website that will explore the history of enslaved women, free blacks, and & nbsp; indigenous & nbsp; people in colonial williamsburg.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

  the continued growth of CW?s digital platform exploring civics and colonial history with a special focus on previously underrepresented stories in colonial history.  retention of three full-time staff members & nbsp; in the & nbsp; area of & nbsp; digital content.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

   visitors to CW?s website who are interested in learning about the & nbsp; colonial & nbsp; history of the united & nbsp; states, virginia history, and civics. This is a growing population due the pandemic?s & nbsp; impact on & nbsp; in-person & nbsp; fieldtrips, museum visits, and in-person schooling.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

?the recipient does not intend to subaward funds.]