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From the Humanities Council of Washington D.C.
Beginning this year, in partnership with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Council will offer 5 grants of $2000 each to organizations and qualifying individuals developing projects that commemorate and remember local and national histories. Commemoration, though almost always celebratory, works in the intellectual sphere much the same way historic preservation does in the physical. If memories can only be preserved by remembering so collective memory can only be preserved by commemoration. Proposals must be submitted online at grantapplication.wdchumanities.org. Read more.
From the Philadelphia Folklore Project:
Nov. 12 and 19: 6 PM – 8 PM
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is now accepting applications for folk and traditional arts apprenticeships. Make an appointment at PFP to work on your application. These grants support partnerships between a master artist and an apprentice who is seriously studying in a particular folk art form. PCA will provide up to $3,000 to support the master’s time and travel, as well as supplies for the apprenticeship. RSVP or call215.726.1106. Application Deadline: December 14, 2012.
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
Washington, DC—IMLS is accepting applications for its Museums for America (MFA) and National Leadership Grants for Museums (NLG-M) programs. We encourage museums of all sizes and of all types, from art, history, science, and children’s museums to zoos, botanic gardens, and aquaria, to review the new guidelines, participate in our webinars, and submit applications. Deadline for submission is January 15, 2013. Read more.
From the National Endowment for the Humanities:
This program is designed to fund the implementation of innovative digital-humanities projects that have successfully completed a start-up phase and demonstrated their value to the field. Such projects might enhance our understanding of central problems in the humanities, raise new questions in the humanities, or develop new digital applications and approaches for use in the humanities. The program can support innovative digital-humanities projects that address multiple audiences, including scholars, teachers, librarians, and the public. Applications from recipients of NEH’s Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants are welcome. The deadline for submission is January 23, 2013. Read more.
From the Pennsylvania Abolition Society:
The Pennsylvania Abolition Society seeks proposals for its annual grants to its fund established at The Philadelphia Foundation. Grant applications are due on December 31, 2012. More information after the break. Read more.
From The Institute of Museum and Library Services:
The IMLS recently announced more than 150 awards totaling $18,113,376 for Museums for America Grants. Mid-Atlantic recipients are listed after the break:
Read more.
From the New Jersey Council for the Humanities:
The New Jersey Council for Humanities offers mini grants of up to $3,000 four times a year. The next deadline for application is August 1, 2012. Grants are awarded in support of public humanities projects by registered New Jersey nonprofit organizations and government agencies. First time applicants who would benefit from the assistance of a humanities scholar in developing a public humanities project may request funding for a planning mini grant. All drafts and applications must be submitted online.
For a PDF of the grant guidelines click here.
Note that the NJCH has special interest in funding projects that address the Council’s theme of Justice. Also, a draft narrative and budget must be submitted at least one month prior to the application deadline for review (the first week of July).
From the National Endowment for the Humanities:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities.
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve:
• research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities;
• planning and developing prototypes of new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries’ and museums’ digital assets;
• scholarship that focuses on the history, criticism, and philosophy of digital culture and its impact on society;
• scholarship or studies that examine the philosophical or practical implications and impact of the use of emerging technologies in specific fields or disciplines of the humanities, or in interdisciplinary collaborations involving several fields or disciplines;
• innovative uses of technology for public programming and education utilizing both traditional and new media; and
• new digital modes of publication that facilitate the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels.
The application deadline is September 25, 2012 for projects beginning in May 2013. Visit the NEH’s Digital Humanities Start up Grants page for application materials and guidelines.
From the National Archives:
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero awarded 31 grants totaling $2.9 million for historical records projects in 18 states and the District of Columbia. The National Archives grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Mid-Atlantic recipients: (find the full list of awardees on the NARA website)
Publishing Historical Records, New Republic through the Modern Era: This grant supports projects that document major historical figures, and important eras and social movements in the history of the nation.
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY $57,806
To support a project to edit the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Papers. As director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, Mitchell worked to promote civil rights through legislation and executive action.
New York University
New York, NY $84,585
To support a project to edit the Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger, a documentary edition of historical records of this 20th-century social activist.
George Washington University
Washington, DC $187,500
To support a project to edit the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers,a documentary edition of the historical records of the 20th-century First Lady and human rights advocate.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Brunswick, NJ $100,356
To support a
project to edit the Papers of Thomas A. Edison, a documentary edition of the historical records of the late 19th/early 20th century American inventor and entrepreneur.
Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records: This grant supports projects that promote the preservation and use of the nation’s most valuable archival resources.
Pennsylvania Heritage Society
Harrisburg, PA $59,843
To support, on behalf of the
Pennsylvania State Archives, an 18-month project to provide detailed processing for five groups of large-format documents and special media that make up a portion of the records of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1937-1990. Records include engineering drawings, photographic negatives, slides, motion picture film, and microfilm.
From the National Endowment for the Humanities:
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced $17M in grants for 208 humanities projects. The funding will support projects, fellowships for scholarly research, the creation of exhibits, digital tools and the preservation of humanities collections and reference resources. Institutions and independent scholars from 42 states and the District of Columbia will receive NEH support.
A list of the Mid-Atlantic region’s 57 recipients after the jump, full list of recipients available here.
Read more.
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