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CHALLENGE GRANT AWARDS |
Office of Challenge Grants |
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Announced: May 2006 |
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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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American Philological Association
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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NEH: |
$ 650,000 |
Non federal: | $ 2,600,000 |
Total: | $ 3,250,000 |
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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.
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| American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
Non federal: | $ 2,000,000 |
Total: | $ 2,500,000 |
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| To support an endowment for library technology, including preservation, access and outreach, and technology management.
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| Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Anchorage, Alaska |
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NEH: |
$ 300,000 |
Non federal: | $ 900,000 |
Total: | $ 1,200,000 |
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| To support an endowment to support a full-time conservator.
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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NEH: |
$ 625,000 |
Non federal: | $ 1,875,000 |
Total: | $ 2,500,000 |
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| To support an endowment for the full-time position of Conservation Department Chair.
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| Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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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.
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| National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, D.C.
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NEH: |
$ 635,000 |
Non federal: | $ 1,905,000 |
Total: | $ 2,540,000 |
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To support an endowment for scholarship on women artists and the museum's Library and Research Center.
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| Old York Historical Society
York, Maine
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NEH: |
$ 500,000 |
Non federal: | $ 1,500,000 |
Total: | $ 2,000,000 |
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Renovation of a historic barn to serve as a visitor center, and an endowment for humanities staff and programming.
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| Pace University
New York, New York
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NEH: |
$ 728,560 |
Non federal: | $ 2,914,240 |
Total: | $ 3,642,800 |
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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.
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| Pilgrim Hall Museum
Plymouth, Massachussetts
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NEH: |
$ 300,000 |
Non federal: | $ 900,000 |
Total: | $ 1,200.000 |
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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.
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| Rare Book School
Charlottesville, Virginia
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NEH: |
$ 333,000 |
Non federal: | $ 999,000 |
Total: | $ 1,332,000 |
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To support an endowment for new programming, staff salary enhancement, and scholarships, as well as direct fund-raising costs.
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| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
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NEH: |
$ 610,000 |
Non federal: | $ 2,440,000 |
Total: | $ 3,050,000 |
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To support an endowment for the Head Librarian, a reference librarian, acquisitions, equipment, furnishings, and a professional development and travel fund.
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