GRANTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS Division of Public Programs Chairman’s Special Award Presentation of "The Lost
Treasures of Afghanistan" in the United States Asian Art
Museum of San Francisco San
Francisco, CA Award: Outright; $1,000,000.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a catalog, a Web site, and public and educational programs exploring the arts and cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan. Interpreting America’s Historic Places Implementation Grants Nature, Culture, and History at the
Grand Canyon Arizona
State University Tempe, AZ Award: Outright; $365,149.00 Implementation of an interactive Web site and a DVD, audio tours, and other materials interpreting the natural and cultural history of the Grand Canyon landscape. Implementation of New Interpretive
Program Elements at the National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue Eldridge
Street Project New York, NY Award: Outright; $251,163.00
Implementation of new interpretive exhibits, publications, and tours examining the architectural, religious, and cultural history of a historic synagogue and community in New York's Lower East Side. Permanent Interpretive Exhibition at
the Home and Studio of Thomas Cole, Founder of the Hudson River School of Art Greene
County Historical Society, Thomas Cole Site Catskill, NY Award: Outright; $45,900.00
Match; $275,000.00 Implementation of a permanent interpretation of Thomas Cole's studio, including a film, docent tours, a Web site, multimedia stations, publications, and public and educational programs exploring how Cole worked and his contribution to American art. From Subjects to Citizens:
Williamsburg and the American Revolution Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA Award: Outright; $341,833.00
Implementation of a Web site about Williamsburg during the American Revolution and about our rights and responsibilities as citizens of the experimental democratic republic founded at that time. Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives Implementation Grants Pride and Passion: The African
American Baseball Experience American
Library Association Chicago, IL Award: Outright; $300,223.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition that would tour to 20 libraries, examining African Americans' participation in organized baseball from the Civil War to the present. Soul of a People: Voices from the
Federal Writers' Project—Library Outreach Programs American
Library Association Chicago, IL Award: Outright; $218,414.00
Implementation of a series of reading and film discussion programs at 30 public libraries, with a companion Web site, that would occur simultaneously with the broadcasting of the NEH-supported documentary film Soul of a People: Voices from the Federal Writers' Project. Prime Time Family Reading: Bilingual
National Outreach Prime Time
Family Reading New Orleans, LA Award: Outright; $275,212.00
Implementation of 20 bilingual family reading and discussion programs, four programs each in five states. John Adams Unbound: The Library of a
President Boston
Public Library Trustees Boston, MA Award: Outright; $299,310.00
Implementation of a traveling panel exhibition with public programs to go to 20 libraries nationwide about how Adams' passion for reading shaped his life and his actions as a national leader. Humanities Projects in Media Radio Production Grants American Routes: Routes to Home:
Words and Music from Migrants, Exiles, Travelers, and Wanderers University
of New Orleans New Orleans, LA Award: Outright; $150,000.00
Production of ten two-hour programs exploring the traveler as an iconic image in American narrative, songs, and stories. Afropop Worldwide World Music
Productions Brooklyn, NY Award: Outright; $150,000.00
Production and distribution of 10 original programs and 14 re-edited "Hip Deep" programs for the 2007-08 season and a prototype of new knowledge distribution models. Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations Implementation Grants Old Stories, New Voices Intercultural
Youth Program Expansion Colorado
Historical Society Denver, CO Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a three-year program of weeklong summer camps to be held in Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Nebraska for at-risk youth, exploring the United States and the Civil War history. Children in Hangzhou: Connecting with
China Children's
Museum of Boston Boston, MA Award: Outright; $0.00 Match; $400,000.00 Implementation of an interactive, trilingual traveling exhibition for children exploring contemporary Chinese culture. Sailors Speak: Life Aboard
Constitution in 1812 U.S.S.
Constitution Museum Boston, MA Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a permanent exhibition about the lives of crew members and how their service during the War of 1812 affected them and helped to create an American national symbol. Our Lives, Our Stories: Minnesota's
Greatest Generation Minnesota
Historical Society St. Paul, MN Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a permanent exhibition, a traveling exhibition, publications, a Web site, and other public and educational programs exploring the collective experience of the generation that fought World War II and matured in the postwar decades. The Bison: American Icon, Heart of
Plains Indian Culture Trigg C. M.
Russell Foundation, Inc. Great Falls, MT Award: Outright; $275,400.00
Match; $100,000.00 Implementation of a permanent exhibition with a Web site and public and school programs about the history of humans' interaction with bison and how the bison became a symbol of Native American culture, the American West, and our national identity. Isletan Images: A Photographic
History of the Pueblo in the 19th Century Pueblo of
Isleta Isleta, NM Award: Outright; $328,247.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition and a publication on traditional life and change at Isleta, using early photographs to show how outsiders saw the pueblo and how historical information can be gleaned from the photographs. A Room of Their Own: The Artists of
Bloomsbury Cornell
University Ithaca, NY Award: Outright; $366,292.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a catalog, a Web site, a symposium, and related programs exploring the visual arts and artists of London's Bloomsbury group. Action/Abstraction: Abstract
Expressionism and Postwar America Jewish
Museum New York, NY Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a major traveling exhibition examining the emergence of abstract art in postwar America and the political and social context in which it emerged. Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary
Adventure New York
Botanical Garden Bronx, NY Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition examining Charles Darwin's contributions to botany, scientific inquiry, and humanity's fundamental understanding of nature. Splendors of Ancient Ife: Dynasty and
Divinity in Yoruba Art Museum for
African Art Long Island
City, NY Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a catalog, a scholarly publication, and a Web site on the history and culture of the Yoruba city state of Ife in Nigeria. Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America
Through Galveston Island Bob Bullock
Texas State History Museum Austin, TX Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a large traveling exhibition, a smaller format traveling version, and educational and public programs exploring immigration through the port of Galveston, Texas from 1845 to 1924. Interpreting Jefferson and Monticello
in the 21st Century Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. Charlottesville, VA Award: Outright; $367,200.00
Implementation of a permanent exhibition in a new visitor's center, including a film, a model of the plantation, a Web site, publications, and four copies of a smaller panel exhibition, exploring how Jefferson applied Enlightenment ideas at Monticello. Special Projects Implementation Kansas-Nebraska Chautauqua Nebraska
Humanities Council Lincoln, NE Award: Outright; $179,010.00
Match; $105,000.00 Implementation of a series of
public programs in 12 rural communities in Kansas and Nebraska over three years
exploring critical changes in American cultural and political life in the 1930s
through the lives of five historical figures. Reveal the Real: Kids Uncover the
Secrets of Brooklyn Brooklyn
Information and Culture Inc. Brooklyn, NY Award: Outright; $175,000.00
Implementation of a three-year after-school program that engages middle and high school students in conducting historical research and producing videos for public distribution about Brooklyn's past. |