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...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129), awarded a $505,813 Project Grant to Colorado Humanities. The grant, awarded on November 1, 2024 with a performance period through October 31, 2029, supports Colorado Humanities' efforts to bring the humanities to life through subawards and public programming across the state. Colorado Humanities tailors its subaward-making and public programs to the needs,...
The Colorado Digital Newspaper Project received $820,254.78 in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) for the period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2022. The State Historical Society of Colorado, doing business as the Colorado History Museum, will apply the funding to ensure long-term access and availability of Colorado newspaper content by digitizing historical newspaper...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $310,536 Project Grant to the State Historical Society of Colorado, operating as the Colorado History Museum, to support the production of the Lost Highways podcast. Under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164), the funding will allow the production of Season Three of the podcast series between May 2021 and May 2022. Each episode explores connections between Western history and current events through...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to Colorado State University (CSU) to support the renovation of space for the university's new Center for Engaged Humanities. The Center will engage members of the public and community organizations as critical collaborators in humanities scholarship and programming designed to strengthen local, state, and regional democratic institutions...
This $151,520 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support the Colorado Chicano Movement Archives in preserving and providing access to its collections. The awardee, Colorado State University-Pueblo, will use the funding to hire an archivist through January 2023 to process 500 digitized items, create metadata for 300 photographs, and develop finding aids. The...
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 Montana Historical Society (MHS) received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to support construction of the new Montana Heritage Center. The NEH award provides $750,000 in federal matching funds, requiring MHS to raise $3 million in non-federal third party contributions. Funding will support permanent installation of compact shelving for collections storage, refurbishing of...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $765,811 to Nevada Humanities through 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 local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual grants administered by Nevada Humanities to promote the humanities in Nevada. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program provides annual grants...
This Project Grant award of $110,447 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) supports the development of a 15-credit certificate program and 12-credit minor in Museums, Archives, and Gallery Studies at Regis University. The proposed curriculum is grounded in the humanities and arts, with the primary goal of preparing students to work in these professional spaces upon...