National Endowment for the Humanities
CHALLENGE GRANT AWARDS
Office of Challenge Grants
Announced: May 2006
Note: NEH funds are offered to match the indicated amount of nonfederal donations.
The total represents the full support for the humanities generated by the challenge grant.
American Philological Association
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NEH: $      650,000
Non federal: $   2,600,000
Total: $   3,250,000
To support an endowment for staff positions and other expenses in the American Office of the l'Année philologique, a bibliographic resource for classical studies, and direct expenses for fund raising.
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NEH: $      500,000
Non federal: $   2,000,000
Total: $   2,500,000
To support an endowment for library technology, including preservation, access and outreach, and technology management.
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Anchorage, Alaska
NEH: $     300,000
Non federal: $     900,000
Total: $  1,200,000
To support an endowment to support a full-time conservator.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
NEH: $      625,000
Non federal: $   1,875,000
Total: $   2,500,000
To support an endowment for the full-time position of Conservation Department Chair.
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
NEH: $        500,000
Non federal: $     1,500,000
Total: $     2,000,000
To support an endowment for an Asian Studies program, including faculty development, visiting scholars, a lectureship, course releases for faculty program administrators, acquisitions, and office staffing.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, D.C.
NEH: $       635,000
Non federal: $    1,905,000
Total: $    2,540,000
To support an endowment for scholarship on women artists and the museum's Library and Research Center.
Old York Historical Society
York, Maine
NEH: $       500,000
Non federal: $    1,500,000
Total: $    2,000,000
Renovation of a historic barn to serve as a visitor center, and an endowment for humanities staff and programming.
Pace University
New York, New York
NEH: $       728,560
Non federal: $    2,914,240
Total: $    3,642,800
To support an endowment for programming, faculty fellowships, and library acquisitions, as well as direct expenditures for translation equipment and equipment for an intensive foreign language training program, all in a program in international humanities across the curriculum.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Plymouth, Massachussetts
NEH: $       300,000
Non federal: $       900,000
Total: $    1,200.000
To support construction of a new addition, installation of air-conditioning and climate control systems, and installation of an elevator, new entry portico, and ramp.
Rare Book School
Charlottesville, Virginia
NEH: $       333,000
Non federal: $       999,000
Total: $    1,332,000
To support an endowment for new programming, staff salary enhancement, and scholarships, as well as direct fund-raising costs.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
NEH: $       610,000
Non federal: $    2,440,000
Total: $    3,050,000
To support an endowment for the Head Librarian, a reference librarian, acquisitions, equipment, furnishings, and a professional development and travel fund.