Project Grant ZZ31027225
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $14,011,120 Project Grant under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to America250.Org, Inc. This grant will support the creation of six mobile exhibits that tell the story of America's founding. The exhibits, known as "Freedom Trucks," will travel across the country throughout 2026 to educate Americans about the key people, places, and events that led to American independence. The project aims to make...
- The Museum of the American Revolution received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support the creation of "The Declaration's Journey" exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. The exhibition, on view from October 18, 2025 through January 3, 2027, will explore the impact of the Declaration of Independence within the U.S. and globally, as well...
- The Museum of the American Revolution received a $192,836 Project Grant 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 the development and implementation of a traveling exhibition titled "Liberty: Don Troiani's Paintings of the Revolutionary War." The exhibition will bring together nearly 40 of artist Don Troiani's original Revolutionary War paintings paired with...
- The National Liberty Museum received a $657,749 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the museum's effort to create a formalized structure for engaging the community in planning, designing, and implementing exhibitions and programming about liberty. Museum staff will work with community members to form advisory boards and co-curate three exhibitions focused on youth movements, street art,...
- 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 award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) provides $823,630.00 to fund the design, implementation, installation, and related educational programming for the official U.S. exhibition at the 61st Art Biennale in Venice, Italy in 2026. The award was made on Sep 30, 2025, with a planned ultimate completion date of Jan 1, 2027. The grant recipient is...
- The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to display a free exhibition titled "USA Hall of Heroes" at the Whirinake Whare Taonga Museum in New Zealand. The exhibition aims to encourage exploration, diversity, and confidence in youth through shared values between the United States and New Zealand. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign...
- The Atlanta History Center, doing business as the Atlanta History Center, received a $689,200 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to create programming resources that encourage informed youth participation in civic life and the 250th commemoration of the United States. The project activities include hosting four convenings across the country with museum leaders and young adults to develop programming strategies and a "Youth250...
- This Project Grant award of $129,300.00 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will assist The Society of the Cincinnati in developing an exhibition that interprets various battles of the American Revolution through the stories of diverse participants. The exhibition, titled "Voices of Revolution," will focus on the sieges of Yorktown and Savannah, the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, and Newport, and the site of Youngs...
- The Phillips Collection received a $197,845 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 exhibitions and public programs celebrating its centennial. The grant will fund an interdepartmental team to fabricate and install two exhibitions featuring renowned American artists David Driskell and Alma Thomas from October 2021 through January 2022. The team will also plan and implement...
FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE: AMERICA AT 250 [FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE: AMERICA AT 250 IS A MULTILAYERED EXHIBITION THAT WILL EXAMINE THE COUNTRY?S 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING BY INTERPRETING ITS EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP TO ITS FOUNDING IDEALS. THE EXHIBITION REFLECTS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SET IN MOTION THE RISE OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORLD POWERS OF THE COLONIAL ERA TO THE PRESENT. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ARE THE PRIMARY FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS THROUGH WHICH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS WILL EXAMINE AND CONSIDER WHAT AMERICA HAS MEANT, AND CONTINUES TO SIGNIFY, FOR ITS MANIFOLD POPULATION. THROUGH THEM, THE KIA ASPIRES TO CELEBRATE THE UNITED STATES? SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL BY EXPLORING THE NATION'S PURSUIT OF ?LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.? A SERIES OF LECTURES BY HUMANITIES SCHOLARS WILL BE AMONG THE PROGRAMS THE KIA PRODUCES TO ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTWORKS ON DISPLAY]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $25.0k | 9/9/25 |