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| CHALLENGE GRANT AWARDS |
| Office of Challenge Grants |
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| Announced: May and July 2008 |
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| 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. |
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Association for the Study of Free Institutions & Free Society (We the People - July)
Princeton, New Jersey |
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| NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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To support an endowment for core staff positions, an annual conference, an online journal,
and publication subventions in the study of free institutions and free society.
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| Christopher Newport University (We the People - July)
Newport News, Virginia |
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| NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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To support an endowment for programs in the university’s Center for American Studies and Civic Leadership.
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| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Digital Humanities - May)
Williamsburg, Virginia |
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| NEH: |
$ 600,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,800,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,400,000 |
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| To support the acquisition of software and equipment, and an endowment for staff positions, training, software acquisition and maintenance, a research fellowship, speaker programs, and staff travel in a digital history center.
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| Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County(We the People - July)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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| NEH: |
$ 375,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,125,000 |
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Total: | $ 1,500,000 |
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| To support restoration and construction of the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Historic Sites as well as endowment for the position of Education Director.
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Lancaster County Historical Society (We
the People - July)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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| NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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To support an endowment for a Research Assistant and Curatorial Intern as well as research fellowships,
and annual programming for the new Campus of History.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (We
the People - July)
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| NEH: |
$ 650,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,950,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,600,000 |
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To support an endowment for core programs: exhibits, educational workshops, distance learning, and tours.
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| Springfield Library and Museums Association (May)
Springfield, Massachusetts
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| NEH: |
$ 600,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 2,400,000 |
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Total: | $ 3,000,000 |
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To support the renovation and construction of a recently purchased building into the new Springfield Museum Center for research and interpretation of American history.
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St. John’s College, Main Campus (We
the People - July)
Annapolis, Maryland
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| NEH: |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 3,000,000 |
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Total: | $ 4,000,000 |
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To support an endowment for faculty study groups, preceptorials, acquisitions, lectures, and outreach programs dealing with American founding documents and topics.
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St. John’s College(We
the People - July)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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| NEH: |
$ 300,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 900,000 |
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Total: | $ 1,200.000 |
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To support an endowment for Tecolote colloquia for New Mexico educators K-16.
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University of Alaska, Anchorage(We
the People - July)
Anchorage, Alaska
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| NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
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Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
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Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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To support an endowment for a full-time coordinator, summer travel, student scholarships, and Polaris lectures for The Forty-Ninth State Fellows Program.
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