Project Grant ZZ30939125

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), through its National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), awarded a $14,011,120 Project Grant to America250.Org, Inc. on September 1, 2025. The grant will enable America250.Org, the nonprofit supporting the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, to create six mobile exhibits that tell the story of America's founding. These "Freedom Trucks" will travel across the country throughout 2026, stopping at local libraries, school libraries,...

The Museum of the City of New York, Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) program. The grant will support the development of the exhibition "THE NEW YORK CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF IMAGINING THE CITY, 1923-2023" exploring how arts, media, and culture have portrayed New York City over the past century. Opening in 2023, the exhibition will invite visitors to consider how...

The Jewish Museum in New York, New York received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to present the temporary exhibition "Revisiting New York: 1962-64" from July 22, 2022 to January 8, 2023. The exhibition will provide a comprehensive overview of the radical shift that occurred in American art, history, and global culture from 1962 to 1964 through critically...

The Dyckman Discussions: A More Perfect Union in Inwood project received a $320,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164). The two-year project at the New York City of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum will deliver a series of in-person panel discussions and community dialogues exploring topics in New York history and their relevance to today's social and political climate. In the first year,...

The Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Schenectady received a $3,563,128 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Public Housing Capital Fund program (CFDA 14.872). This funding supports capital and management activities for public housing, including modernization, development, maintenance, and improvement of housing units. The grant aims to ensure low-income residents have access to decent, safe, and sanitary housing by financing critical...

This $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...

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...

The Atlanta Historical Society, Inc. dba Atlanta History Center received a $249,650 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 grant will support expansion of the Made by Us civic education and engagement initiative's Civic Season program between Juneteenth and July 4th. The Atlanta History Center will collaborate with up to 300 leading U.S. history and civics organizations,...

This $315,300 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966) supports the physical preservation of cultural resources associated with the founding of America in commemoration of the country's 250th anniversary. The grant funds repair and restoration work on slate and brownstone monuments owned by the City of Boston, which was awarded the grant. This award with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2029 will...

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.302 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations) supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lake Champlain/Lake George Regional Planning Board, which covers Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren and Washington Counties in New York. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors to...