Project Grant ZPP28407922
- The Museum of the City of New York, Inc. received a $497,998 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The funding will support the development and implementation of four exhibitions focused on the history of New York City, its role in shaping American culture, and planning for the museum's 2023 centennial. Specifically, the grant will allow for three current exhibitions on the history...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $132,760 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program to The Museum At Bethel Woods, a non-profit organization. The grant, titled "1960S ORAL HISTORIES – NEW YORK COMMUNITY CONNECTORS", will fund a project to organize, connect, and collect stories of the 1960s counterculture experience in New York City, with a focus on gathering stories from underrepresented voices...
- This $148,988 Project Grant was awarded on October 1, 2023 by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program. The grant funding will support the "Mott Haven History Keepers" project, which aims to identify, honor, and invest in members of the Mott Haven community in the South Bronx who are serving as "history keepers" and repositories of the neighborhood's history, despite not being...
- The New York Historical Society will receive $267,269 over three years from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support its Fellowship Program. Through this Project Grant award, starting in 2023 the Society will provide one fellowship annually through 2026 for promising scholars in American history. Fellows will conduct interdisciplinary research in history, art history, and material culture using the Society's...
- The Museum Association of New York (Museumwise Museum Association Of NY), a non-profit organization, received a $494,284 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs) to support a series of public programs exploring the role of museums in American democracy. The project, titled "A New Agora for New York: Museums as Spaces for Democracy," included exhibitions, lectures, oral history projects, virtual programs,...
- The Chicago History Museum (CHM) was awarded a $499k Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs to develop hybrid online and in-person humanities programs and resources from January 2022 through December 2023. CHM will use the funding to create a sustainable framework for connecting with audiences digitally and onsite, enhance its digital humanities content and archives to promote accessibility and interactivity, and center...
- 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 New York Historical Society received a $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The funding supports the ACTS OF FAITH: RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN WEST NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The exhibition will explore how religion shaped the exploration and settlement of the American West, highlighting the diversity of spiritual beliefs...
- This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will fund the development and implementation of an interactive, multimedia "Counter-History" exhibit at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York. The exhibit will elevate the museum's family history approach, making its sources more visible and thematically connecting historic and contemporary migration stories. The award supports the...
- The National Liberty Museum received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to develop the Voices of Liberty Podcast, a limited-series public humanities initiative. The podcast will feature conversations with scholars, museum professionals, politicians, artists, comedians, and community members exploring what liberty means in contemporary society, with particular emphasis on the Declaration...
The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, doing business as The Buffalo History Museum, was awarded a $144,518 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program. The grant will support the next phase of the Experiencing Our Story project to expand public programming sharing the collective and individual histories of Buffalo and Erie County, New York. Key deliverables include producing 20-30 minute podcast episodes, offering an Evening with an Expert digital speaker series, and developing bi-weekly to monthly hybrid history programs focused on underrepresented communities. The hybrid programs will be recorded and added to the museum's digital archive. The funding is intended to make local and national audiences more aware of the history and culture of Western New York. It will also allow the historical society to continue engaging audiences beyond the local community through digital and hybrid programming. Seven staff positions will be retained to complete the project work by September 30, 2022.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $144.5k | 11/2/21 |