GRANTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Division of Public Programs
Small Grants to Libraries
The following libraries received $1,000 to participate in the nationwide program Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America.
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Franklin T. DeGroodt Memorial Library
Palm Bay, FL
Athens-Clarke County Library
Athens, GA
Brunswick-Glynn County Regional Library
Brunswick, GA
Gail Borden Public Library District
Elgin, IL
Illinois State University, Milner Library
Normal, IL
Illinois State Library
Springfield, IL
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Towson University, Albert S. Cook Library
Towson, MD
Boston Public Library Foundation
Boston, MA
Western New England College
Springfield, MA
Clinton Macomb Public Library
Clinton Township, MI
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Spring Lake District Library
Spring Lake, MI
Minneapolis Public Library
Minneapolis, MN
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN
Pearl Public Library
Pearl, MS
Missoula Public Library
Missoula, MT
Dana College
Blair, NE
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck
Teaneck, NJ
Ocean County Library
Toms River, NJ
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
Buffalo, NY
Queens Borough Public Library
Jamaica, NY
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Poughkeepsie, NY
State Library of Ohio
Columbus, OH
Rose State College
Midwest City, OK
Linfield College
McMinnville, OR
Spartanburg County Public Library
Spartanburg, SC
Bethel College, Tennessee
McKenzie, TN
Allen Public Library
Allen, TX
Harris County Public Library, Cyfair College Branch
Cypress, TX
Texas A & M University at Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
Brigham City Public Library
Brigham City, UT
Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Prince William Public Library System, Chinn Park Regional Library
Prince William, VA
Williamsburg Regional Library
Williamsburg, VA
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
Martinsburg, WV
Racine Public Library
Racine, WI
Supplement
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation
Huntington Library
San Marino, CA
Award: Outright; $311,000 Match; $0
A supplement for a traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Humanities Projects in Media
Planning Grants
Democracy at War: Lincoln's Three Crises Documentary Series
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA
Award: Outright; $30,000 Match; $0
Planning of a three-part television documentary that examines the critical constitutional issues that Abraham Lincoln faced during the Civil War.
Scripting Grants
In the Name of God and King: The Spanish Empire
KCET-TV
Los Angeles, CA
Award: Outright; $72,324 Match; $0
Scripting of a three-part, three-hour documentary film series chronicling the rise and fall of Spain's global empire from the reign of Isabel and Ferdinand through the reign of Philip II.
A World in Five Flavors
Long Bow Group, Inc.
Brookline, MA
Award: Outright; $80,000 Match; $0
Scripting of a series of six half-hour episodes for television exploring Chinese society, culture, and history through Chinese food, cooking, cuisine, and eating.
The People v. Leo Frank
Filmmakers Collaborative
Waltham, MA
Award: Outright; $60,000 Match; $0
Scripting of a 90-minute television documentary that examines the 1913 Leo Frank case in Georgia as one of the pivotal events in the modern history of the American South.
It'll Be Me: The History of African American Theater
New York Foundation for the Arts
New York, NY
Award: Outright; $64,000 Match; $0
Scripting of a three-hour documentary television series about the history of African American theater.
Simon Bolivar and the Liberation of South America
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR
Award: Outright; $70,000 Match; $0
Scripting of a two-hour television biography of Simon Bolivar.
Production Grants
Andrew Jackson: And the Shaping of American History
KCET-TV
Los Angeles, CA
Award: Outright; $700,000 Match; $100,000
Production of a four-hour television documentary series examining the life and times of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.
Prince Among Slaves
Unity Productions Foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
Award: Outright; $600,000 Match; $50,000
Production of a 90-minute film about Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahima Sori, an African prince who was captured in battle in 1787, sold into slavery, shipped to Mississippi, and, 40 years later, freed and sent back to Africa.
Exiles in Hollywood
Film Odyssey, Inc.
Washington, DC
Award: Outright; $600,000 Match; $100,000
Production of a two-hour documentary film about the contributions to American cinema of exiles from Nazi Germany.
Becoming Helen Keller
Straight Ahead Pictures, Inc.
Conway, MA
Award: Outright; $725,000 Match; $50,000
Production of a two-hour television documentary on the life of Helen Keller and her place in American culture.
Audubon: Drawn from Nature
Florentine Films, Inc.
Haydenville, MA
Award: Outright; $400,000 Match; $0
Production of a one-hour documentary film on John James Audubon (1785-1851), the first great American painter of wildlife.
The Real Louisa May Alcott
Filmmakers Collaborative
Waltham, MA
Award: Outright; $600,000 Match; $0
Production of a 60-minute documentary film that explores the life and work of Louisa May Alcott (1832-88).
Hope & Healing: The Untold Story of the Ellis Island Hospital
Filmmakers Collaborative
Waltham, MA
Award: Outright; $425,000 Match; $0
Production of a one-hour television documentary about the Ellis Island immigrant hospital.
Walt Whitman: Boisterous Voice of America
Film/Video Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
Award: Outright; $725,000 Match; $0
Production of a two-hour television biography of Walt Whitman.
Eugene O'Neill
City Lore: NY Center for Urban Folk Culture
New York, NY
Award: Outright; $550,000 Match; $50,000
Production of a two-hour film exploring the life and work of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953).
Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
New York, NY
Award: Outright; $700,000 Match; $100,000
Production of a 90-minute documentary film about a community of African American jazz musicians in Paris from 1918-49.