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Core activities of the American Library Association's Public Programs Office and nine full-time staff salaries.

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) requests $499,990 in ARP funding to continue serving libraries and library workers, sustaining and growing their efforts to provide humanities programming and content during this critical time. This relief will support ALA PPO through four key work areas: professional development and peer-sharing; development of future humanities projects; professional recognition; and measurement and evaluation. ALA PPO’s nine-person staff collaborates with librarians, humanities scholars, artists and documentarians, scientists and financial literacy experts, museums, and others to create and scale nationwide programming opportunities, grants, and traveling exhibitions for U.S. libraries, and to offer professional development, recognition, and research that supports the vital work of programming librarians.

Project fields:
Arts, General; History, General; Literature, General

Program:
ARP-Organizations (Public-related)

Division:
Agency-wide Projects

Totals:
$499,990 (approved)
$499,990 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022

A grantmaking program resulting in 200 subawards to provide relief to libraries recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, especially in rural and/or historically underserved communities.

The American Library Association (ALA) requests $2,221,576 in NEH American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grantmaking funding to provide libraries the support they need to reaffirm and strengthen their roles, post-pandemic, as vibrant centers of humanities learning, conversation, and connection. With this funding, ALA plans to distribute $2 million in subawards to 200 public, academic, school, tribal, prison, and special libraries, serving a broad range of communities across the U.S.

Project fields:
Arts, General; History, General; Literature, General

Program:
ARP Grantmaking Programs for Organizations

Division:
Agency-wide Projects

Totals:
$2,221,576 (approved)
$2,221,576 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023

Resources and training for a nationwide reading and discussion program focused on the history of suffrage and its aftermath.

The American Library Association requests a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Humanities Projects grant in the amount of $249,999 to implement a Let’s Talk About It (LTAI): Women’s Suffrage humanities discussion project corresponding to NEH’s “A More Perfect Union” special initiative. On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, which prohibited the government from denying a citizen the right to vote on the basis of sex. As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of this landmark amendment, it is surprising how many Americans know very little about this milestone in the nation’s history. It is important that we highlight the decades of struggle, resistance, and demonstration by the women’s suffrage movement leading up to the ratification so communities may better appreciate and understand the lasting impact it has had on the nation. This project will engage communities across the nation in critical reflection and discussion on the movement.

Project fields:
Literature, General; U.S. History; Women's History

Program:
Humanities Discussions

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$249,999 (approved)
$249,999 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/1/2021 – 12/31/2022

Retention of nine staff members of the American Library Association’s Public Programming Office.

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) requests $300,000 in NEH CARES relief funding to support continued efforts in four key areas for work: professional development and peer-sharing; development of future humanities projects; professional recognition; and measurement and evaluation. ALA PPO’s nine-person staff collaborates with librarians, humanities scholars, artists and documentarians, scientists and financial literacy experts, museums, and others to create and scale nationwide programming opportunities, grants, and traveling exhibitions for U.S. libraries, and to offer professional development, recognition, and research that supports the vital work of programming librarians. NEH CARES support will help ALA continue serving libraries and librarians, sustaining and growing their efforts to provide humanities programming and content during this critical time and on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis.

Project fields:
Arts, General; History, General; Literature, General

Program:
Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs)

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$300,000 (approved)
$278,108 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/15/2020 – 8/31/2021

Implementation of a nationwide series of humanities-focused reading and discussion programs for at-risk youth dealing with themes of empathy, heroism, and marginalization.

The GSC is a thematic reading and discussion program developed to reach at-risk youth through literature-based library outreach programs. Featuring three new themed series developed with a planning grant from NEH, the GSC will introduce teens and others facing difficult circumstances to accessible and appealing books selected by literature scholars with a special interest in reaching the underserved; facilitate in-depth exploration of humanities themes that will resonate with reluctant readers who struggle with complex issues like incarceration, violence, poverty, and addiction; and connect participants to a highly successful national program model launched by ALA in 2006. Participants will explore themes that address interpretations and implications of empathy, concepts of heroism, and the coming of age experience for youth from historically marginalized groups through novels, memoirs, and non-fiction books as well as workshops developed by humanities scholars & librarians.

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Project fields:
Literature, Other

Program:
Community Conversations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$397,255 (approved)
$397,255 (awarded)

Grant period:
4/1/2018 – 6/30/2020

Implementation of a series of three-part thematic reading and discussion programs for at-risk and underserved teens.

"The Great Stories Club" is a thematic reading and discussion program developed to reach at-risk youth through literature-based library outreach programs. The GSC will introduce teens and others facing difficult circumstances to accessible and appealing books selected by scholars with a special interest in reaching the underserved; facilitate in-depth exploration of humanities themes that will resonate with reluctant readers also struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence, poverty, and addiction; and connect participants to a proven, highly successful national program model first launched by ALA in 2006. Participants will explore themes of civic engagement in an age of mass media, the role of creative arts in dealing with change and transformation, and the origins of teenage violence and suicide through novels, memoirs, and non-fiction books as well as training opportunities developed by humanities scholars and programming librarians.

Project fields:
Literature, General

Program:
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$435,004 (approved)
$434,979 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/2015 – 11/30/2017

Funding details:
Original grant (2015) $349,975
Supplement (2016) $10,000
Supplement (2017) $75,004

To support the implementation of public programming on the topic of Latino American history and culture.

Project fields:

Program:
Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs)

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$1,484,032 (approved)
$1,472,138 (awarded)

Grant period:
2/1/2015 – 2/28/2017

To support the design and planning of public programming on the topic of Latino American history and culture.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs)

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$249,378 (approved)
$249,378 (awarded)

Grant period:
8/1/2014 – 10/31/2015

Implementation of a traveling exhibition and public programs for 25 libraries examining the history and impact of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

In collaboration with the libraries of Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Mount Holyoke College, the American Library Association proposes a traveling exhibit and public programs for 40 libraries examining the history and legacy of the Dust Bowl. The project spotlights Ken Burns' film "The Dust Bowl," and brings to public view 2 little known Dust Bowl archives: online oral history interviews of Dust Bowl survivors at OSU, and letters and essays of Caroline Henderson, a Mount Holyoke alumna who farmed in Oklahoma throughout the Dust Bowl. Libraries will display the exhibit for 6 weeks and present at least 3 public humanities programs from a list provided. The project humanities themes include the interaction between humans and nature; the different ways human beings respond to adversity; and how people living in the Dust Bowl tried to understand their social, economic, and ecological environment. Cultural expressions of the Dust Bowl, such as Woody Guthrie's music, are also addressed.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$293,000 (approved)
$277,160 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/2013 – 6/30/2016

Funding details:
Original grant (2013) $263,000
Supplement (2014) $14,160

No project description available

Project fields:
Arabic Literature; Area Studies; Near and Middle Eastern History

Program:
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Administration

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$2,009,516 (approved)
$1,884,172 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/2011 – 10/31/2015

Funding details:
Original grant (2012) $734,786
Supplement (2012) $1,055,729
Supplement (2013) $25,717
Supplement (2014) $67,940

No project description available

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Administration

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$27,209 (approved)
$27,209 (awarded)

Grant period:
7/1/2011 – 11/30/2011

Project will involve focus group evaluation, conducted by Dale Jones of Making History Connections, at six public libraries participating in the NEH project, "Bridging Cultures: Muslim Worlds" Bookshelf. The evaluator will work with librarians and public discussion group members to gather feedback on program goals, title, and reading selections. Evaluator will travel to libraries located in Virginia, Georgia, Connecticut, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Oregon.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Administration

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$21,702 (approved)
$21,702 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/2011 – 12/31/2011

Reading, viewing, and discussion programs at 30 libraries examining themes in 19th-century American history and literature, built around a documentary film and companion biography of author Louisa May Alcott.

The American Library Association, in association with Nancy Porter Productions, Inc., proposes to develop innovative library outreach programs to enhance the impact of the documentary film, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, a co-production of Nancy Porter Productions, Inc. and American Masters (THIRTEEN for WNET.org), and the companion biography of the same name written by Harriet Reisen and published by Henry Holt and Company. Thirty selected libraries will present five different reading, viewing and discussion programs to support the film and biography. Libraries will enlist a lead project scholar with expertise in 19th-century American history or literature to help plan and present programs. Libraries will have access to a web site and a Site Support Notebook containing an array of interpretive materials.

Project fields:
American Literature

Program:
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$185,000 (approved)
$168,784 (awarded)

Grant period:
4/1/2010 – 9/30/2012

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$27,990 (approved)
$27,990 (awarded)

Grant period:
3/1/2010 – 4/30/2011

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$1,590,655 (approved)
$1,590,655 (awarded)

Grant period:
3/1/2009 – 7/31/2011

Funding details:
Original grant (2009) $1,574,655
Supplement (2010) $16,000

No project description available

Project fields:
Arts, General

Program:
Picturing America

Division:
Education Programs

Totals:
$3,465,265 (approved)
$3,236,533 (awarded)

Grant period:
11/1/2007 – 10/31/2011

Funding details:
Original grant (2008) $1,427,076
Supplement (2008) $712,130
Supplement (2009) $865,265
Supplement (2010) $232,062

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$1,576,748 (approved)
$1,576,748 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/30/2008 – 7/31/2010

Funding details:
Original grant (2008) $500,000
Supplement (2008) $478,587
Supplement (2009) $598,161

Implementation of a traveling exhibition that would tour to 20 libraries, examining African Americans' participation in organized baseball from the Civil War to the present.

The American Library Association, in cooperation with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., proposes to develop a traveling exhibition for 20 libraries based upon the permanent Hall of Fame exhibition, "Pride and Passion--The African American Baseball Experience." The exhibit tells the story of African Americans' participation in baseball beginning with the Civil War Period and continuing to the present time, shows a national audience how baseball has long reflected the complicated and painful history of race relations in the United States, and gives libraries the opportunity to work with scholars and other speakers, such as players from the Negro League, to present public humanities programs that will attract a wide audience. A planning seminar, large array of educational and support materials, and web sites will support the tour. The tour will begin in Fall 2008 and continue through Fall 2010.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Libraries Implementation

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$480,311 (approved)
$467,659 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/2007 – 9/30/2013

Funding details:
Original grant (2007) $300,123
Supplement (2009) $167,536

Implementation of a series of reading and film discussion programs at 30 public libraries, with a companion web site, that would occur simultaneously with the broadcasting of the NEH-supported documentary film Soul of a People: Voices from the Federal Writers' Project.

The American Library Association, in cooperation with Spark Media, a Washington, D.C.-based production company which specializes in issues of social change, will develop a series of five public humanities programs for presentation in 30 libraries coinciding with the public television broadcast of Spark Media's documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project," about the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. The "Soul of a People" documentary has received major funding from the NEH for scripting and production. The library outreach programs are designed to complement the documentary, encourage scholar-led discussion about the importance and the impact of the FWP for succeeding generations of Americans, reveal to a national audience in libraries the scope of the works produced by the FWP, and acquaint a new audience with the many online and print resources that provide access to primary resources from the FWP.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Libraries Implementation

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$218,414 (approved)
$218,210 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/2007 – 8/31/2010

No project description available

Project fields:
American Literature

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$1,448,814 (approved)
$1,243,463 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/1/2007 – 1/31/2010

Funding details:
Original grant (2007) $500,000
Supplement (2008) $743,463

Consultation with scholars, curators, and librarians to plan an exhibition, reading and film discussion programs, educational materials, and an interactive website about baseball as a reflection of American culture.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Libraries Consultation

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$10,000 (approved)
$10,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
4/1/2006 – 4/30/2007

Implementation of a traveling panel exhibition, related public programming, training, and companion digital and curricular materials about the life of Benjamin Franklin and his contributions to the founding of the United States, to circulate to 30 sites nationwide.

The American Library Association proposes the creation of a photo-panel traveling exhibition, "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World," based upon a major exhibition developed by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, a consortium of academic institutions in Philadelphia, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth (1706-2006). The 1,000-square foot traveling exhibition will educate audiences in 30 U.S. communities about the life and works of Franklin, focusing on the breadth of his interests and accomplishments and on the complex man behind the myths. The project features an array of educational materials supporting the exhibition and a planning workshop for libraries on the tour, with presentations by the curator, exhibit designer, and librarians with experience in public programming. A site support notebook for libraries will feature program ideas, speaker lists, bibliographies, film lists, exhibit set up instructions, and other aids for tour libraries.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Libraries Implementation

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$449,618 (approved)
$449,618 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/2006 – 6/30/2012

Funding details:
Original grant (2006) $270,000
Supplement (2008) $179,618

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$686,762 (approved)
$686,762 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/1/2006 – 7/31/2008

Funding details:
Original grant (2006) $500,000
Supplement (2007) $186,762

No project description available

Project fields:
American Literature

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$749,053 (approved)
$749,053 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/1/2005 – 8/31/2007

Funding details:
Original grant (2005) $533,987
Supplement (2006) $215,066

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$513,776 (approved)
$513,776 (awarded)

Grant period:
2/1/2004 – 8/31/2006

Funding details:
Original grant (2004) $385,764
Supplement (2005) $128,012

Production of 13, 60-minute regional literature call-in radio programs for on-air and web broadcast in partnership with libraries in New England.

Project fields:
Literature, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Media

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$249,972 (approved)
$249,972 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2003 – 12/31/2005

No project description available

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Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Bookshelf Cooperative Agreement, We the People

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$376,428 (approved)
$376,428 (awarded)

Grant period:
8/1/2003 – 1/31/2005

Funding details:
Original grant (2003) $225,000
Supplement (2004) $151,428

Endowment for humanities scholars to provide on-going training and consultation for libraries' programming staff.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$350,000 (approved)
$319,330 (offered)
$319,330 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/2001 – 7/31/2009

The fabrication and 40-site tour of a freestanding panel exhibition, CD-ROM, website, and ancillary educational programs about the life, reign, and legacy of Elizabeth I.

Project fields:
British History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$255,000 (approved)
$255,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2002 – 5/31/2007

Implementation of an exhibition examining Mary Shelley s classic tale, Frankenstein, that would travel to 40 libraries at sites throughout the United States.

Project fields:
British Literature; History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine; Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$300,000 (approved)
$260,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2001 – 6/30/2006

Thirteen one-hour talk-show radio programs about Midwestern literature to be broadcast on public radio stations and presented in public libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Project fields:
American Literature; Library Science; U.S. Regional Studies

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$245,000 (approved)
$245,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2000 – 5/31/2002

No project description available

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$159,450 (approved)
$159,450 (awarded)

Grant period:
2/1/2000 – 3/31/2005

To support a reading and discussion series on four themes, which will provide a broad scope of readings and discussion for library audiences nationwide.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$285,550 (approved)
$235,550 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1998 – 12/31/2002

To support a series of reading and discussion programs about regionalism and American identity via talk show radio broadcasts and at libraries in California, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$380,570 (approved)
$369,720 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1998 – 8/31/2000

To support the creation of an exhibition that would travel to 30 libraries, adapted from an existing Smithsonian exhibition on Europe's early jazz movement.

Project fields:
European History; Music History and Criticism; U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$280,545 (approved)
$260,545 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1997 – 12/31/2002

No project description available

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Enterprise Awards Pre-2001

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$30,000 (approved)
$29,997 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1996 – 9/30/1996

To support a series of reading and discussion programs about regionalism and American identity via talk show radio broadcasts and at libraries in the South-west (AZ, CO, NM, TX, and UT) and the Northwest (ID, MT, OR, and WA).

Project fields:
American Literature

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$400,000 (approved)
$390,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1996 – 2/28/1998

No project description available

Project fields:
American Studies

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$583,114 (approved)
$549,589 (awarded)

Grant period:
3/1/1995 – 3/31/1999

Funding details:
Original grant (1995) $350,000
Supplement (1996) $208,114
Supplement (2000) $-8,525

To support more than 100 conversations at sites in at least 20 states using thevalues and beliefs Americans have about work as an organizing principle to examine American values in general.

Project fields:
American Studies

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$383,000 (approved)
$373,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1995 – 8/31/1998

To support the planning of reading, viewing, and discussion programs in libraries throughout the United States on images of rural life in America.

Project fields:
Rural Studies

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$33,664 (approved)
$33,331 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1994 – 8/31/1995

To support a national tour of panel exhibitions about the life and times of Duke Ellington, 1899-1974.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$220,000 (approved)
$210,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1994 – 4/30/1997

To support a traveling exhibition with catalog, videodisk, site training, reading and discussion theme units, and curricular materials about the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$390,000 (approved)
$339,872 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1994 – 12/31/1998

To support planning of reading and discussion programs about American pluralism and values for use in the nation's libraries.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$30,000 (approved)
$30,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
7/1/1994 – 8/31/1995

To support a traveling exhibition with catalogue, a reading and discussion theme unit, a videotape, curriculum guide, and site personnel training about the evolution of the Arthurian legend in literature, history, and the arts.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$460,000 (approved)
$437,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1993 – 8/31/1998

To support planning for a traveling panel exhibition about the constitutional implications of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$40,000 (approved)
$39,969 (awarded)

Grant period:
4/1/1992 – 6/30/1993

To support a traveling panel exhibition and promotional and programmatic material about the transforming effects of the Columbian voyages upon European thought.

Project fields:
European History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$311,460 (approved)
$311,459 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1991 – 12/31/1993

To support a nationwide series of programs at sites in 25 states about the workand lives of 13 major American poets.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$190,000 (approved)
$185,406 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1990 – 11/30/1991

To support four traveling panel exhibitions and educational programs on the impact of Old World and New World cultures following the voyages of Columbus. The exhibitions will appear at 60 sites over a period of two years.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$515,000 (approved)
$449,765 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1990 – 12/31/1994

To support reading and discussion programs in libraries throughout the nation, using themes and selected readings developed for the Columbian Quincentenary.

Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$275,000 (approved)
$274,996 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1990 – 3/31/1993

To support the publication of a guide to research materials relating to international, regional, and local exhibitions housed at the Smithsonian Institution libraries.

Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Scholarly Publications

Division:
Research Programs

Totals:
$7,000 (approved)
$7,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/1990 – 4/30/1992

To support the planning of a traveling version of "Seeds of Change," a major exhibition on the Columbian Quincentenary that is being planned by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$46,097 (approved)
$46,075 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1989 – 5/31/1991

To support a traveling panel exhibition and educational materials about the history of the U.S. Congress.

Project fields:
American Government

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$269,325 (approved)
$246,693 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1989 – 11/30/1991

To support a series of programs about the work and lives of 13 American poets.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$358,000 (approved)
$350,453 (awarded)

Grant period:
5/1/1988 – 11/30/1991

To support a traveling exhibition, interpretive materials, and reading and discussion programs on the history and significance of the French Revolution.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$374,839 (approved)
$374,303 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1988 – 5/31/1991

To support a workshop for librarians and scholars at historically black colleges and universities that will assist them in planning and conducting humanities programs for the general public.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$37,963 (approved)
$33,152 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1988 – 8/31/1989

To support a tour of three facsimiles of the New York Public Library's exhibition on the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The exhibition would travel to 30 sites over an 18-month period and would include interpretive programs and educational packages.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$270,172 (approved)
$270,172 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1987 – 9/30/1988

To support a nationwide tour of a portion of an exhibition, originally funded by NEH at the New York Public Library, entitled "Censorship: 500 Years of Conflict."

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General; Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$122,998 (approved)
$122,998 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1985 – 10/31/1987

To support two regional workshops for librarians and scholars in order to enhance the intellectual approach to the design and implementation of educational programs in the humanities for young adults.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$544,568 (approved)
$317,284 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1985 – 11/30/1991

Funding details:
Original grant (1985) $227,284
Supplement (1989) $90,000

To support honoraria for speakers at the plenary session of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' conference on the theme "Libraries and the Universal Availability of Information."

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$15,000 (approved)
$15,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/1/1985 – 3/31/1986

To support the development of an attachment for paper copiers that enables the face-up, nondestructive copying of bound volumes. The device offers a solutionto a long-standing preservation problem in research libraries.

Project fields:
Archival Management and Conservation

Program:
Preservation and Access Projects Pre-1996

Division:
Preservation and Access

Totals:
$64,400 (approved)
$64,400 (awarded)

Grant period:
2/1/1983 – 12/31/1985

To support an NEH project which brings together out-of-school adults and and scholars for reading and discussion programs in libraries across the nation.

Project fields:
Literature, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$1,585,689 (approved)
$1,584,989 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1983 – 11/30/1991

Funding details:
Original grant (1983) $899,736
Supplement (1987) $685,689
Supplement (1992) $-436

To support workshops that will assist scholars and librarians in developing public humanities programs in libraries.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$354,616 (approved)
$350,743 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1983 – 10/31/1988

Funding details:
Original grant (1983) $209,463
Supplement (1988) $145,153
Supplement (1990) $-3,873

To support two conferences designed to make academic librarians aware of the goals, policies and divisions of NEH, especially the Library Humanities Program and to acquaint them with the techniques of program development for thegeneral public in academic libraries.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$62,423 (approved)
$55,213 (awarded)

Grant period:
8/1/1982 – 7/31/1983

To support two West Coast conferences for public librarians, to explain the goals, policies and divisions of NEH, especially the Library Humanities Projects program, and how public libraries can work with the Endowment.

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$39,987 (approved)
$35,337 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1981 – 5/31/1982

To support two conferences designed to make academic librarians aware of the goals, policies and divisions of NEH, especially the Library Humanities program, and to acquaint them with the techniques of program development for the general public in academic libraries.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$67,293 (approved)
$45,437 (awarded)

Grant period:
10/1/1981 – 4/30/1982

To support a two-day conference of policy and opinion makers in government, industry, labor, education, communications, and publishing to discuss the information technology revolution and how our information systems can be shaped to meet social needs.

Project fields:
Communications; Communications

Program:
Reference Materials - Access

Division:
Preservation and Access

Totals:
$17,000 (approved)
$17,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
3/1/1980 – 6/30/1981

No project description available

Project fields:

Program:
Public Programs Special Projects (GD)

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$20,000 (approved)
$20,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/1977 – 2/28/1979

No project description available

Project fields:

Program:
Public Programs Special Projects (GD)

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$200,000 (approved)
$199,349 (awarded)

Grant period:
3/1/1979 – 12/31/1980

To provide professional and administrative costs for the preparation of two annotated reading lists that will contribute to the national dialogue anticipated under the American Issues Forum. One list will be designed for the 8-13 age group and one for the general reader/high school age and older.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Program Development/Planning Grants

Division:
Agency-wide Projects

Totals:
$224,593 (approved)
$224,593 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1975 – 12/31/1975

No project description available

Project fields:
Library Science

Program:
Program Development/Planning Grants

Division:
Agency-wide Projects

Totals (outright + matching):
$12,096 (approved)
$12,096 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1971 – 12/31/1972