The Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. was awarded a $351,003.20 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163) for the period of October 15, 2015 through December 31, 2017. The grant funded a project to examine Atlanta landmarks and history related to civil rights, with the goal of promoting better teaching of American history and culture. As part of the Landmarks of...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $633,173 five-year Project Grant to the Georgia Humanities Council under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant, effective November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029, will enable the Georgia Humanities Council to deliver a range of humanities-focused public programming and subawards tailored to the needs, resources, and interests of communities across Georgia. Through this funding, the...
The Center received a $162,500 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164). The award will support the project "THE DEMOCRATIC LENS: PHOTOGRAPHY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT" from September 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. Under this award, the Center will use photography and civic engagement programs to explore human history and culture. Specifically, the Center will provide public programs...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Georgia Humanities Council, Inc. $1,289,722 under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) from June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The funding will support the Georgia Humanities Council in promoting local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual operating grants. As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Georgia Humanities Council will...
The Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. was awarded a $186,166 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will support the Courting Liberty: Slavery and Equality Under the Constitution, 1770-1870 institute, which will focus on improving the teaching of American history among middle school, high school, and some elementary educators. The institute will...
This federal Project Grant award of $524,388 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The grant will support the Minnesota Humanities Center in delivering humanities-focused public programming across the state of Minnesota from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029. The programming aims to spark positive change by increasing collective understanding of communities, histories, and cultural...
The Georgia Board of Regents received a $122,289 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). Key staff at the Georgia Archives will identify, conserve, scan and exhibit archival collections on Georgia's civil rights history and response to desegregation from 1954-1965. They will offer three hybrid classes for college students and professors and three public...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $1,295,514 Project Grant to the National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The four-year cooperative agreement will support educational programming from 2023 to 2026 focusing on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and continued efforts toward a more just and inclusive society. National History Day Inc. will produce...
This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund the American Historical Association to develop teaching and learning resources focused on the use of historical artifacts in history education. With $199,808 in funding over a two-year period from October 2021 to December 2023, the Association will create a multi-platform publication program under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162)....