National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $259,098 to 4 CT Organizations
January 21, 2025 • Features & News, Grants

Over $259,000 in National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant funding has been awarded to four CT groups – a museum, a historical society, and two higher education organizations – for humanities programs on marginalized worker communities, educational initiatives that highlight the correlation between the sciences and the humanities, and cultural research projects.

Connecticut organizations that received funding during NEH’s first granting round of 2025 are the Connecticut River Museum, Weston Historical Society, Southern Connecticut State University, and the University of Connecticut.

CT Humanities also provided funding for two of the NEH awardees, the Connecticut River Museum and Weston Historical Society, through planning and implementation grants.

Connecticut River Museum, Essex, received $25,000 for a public impact project called Expanding Approaches to Inclusive Storytelling. Funding will go toward development of an interpretive plan for the Samuel Lay House, dialogic interpretation training for staff and volunteers, and interpretive training for an exhibition on the history of Black and Indigenous maritime workers.

Weston History & Culture, Weston, received $25,000 for a public impact project called Work: A New Permanent Exhibit Focusing on Industry and Marginalized Groups. This funding allows for the installation of an exhibition exploring the history of manufacturing and textile production through the stories of marginalized groups in Weston.

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, received $149,098 for a higher education initiative called Leading with Humanities to Enhance Science Education. This is a three-year curricular and faculty development project to create and launch an interdisciplinary science and technology studies master of arts/master of science program for the diverse student body.

University of Connecticut, Storrs, received $60,000 for a fellowship called Wayang (Indonesian Puppet Theatre), a Tradition in Modernity (1810– 2010). This funding covers research and writing leading to a book and an exhibition catalogue about tradition and creative innovation in the 1,000-year-old art of Indonesian puppet theater (wayang).

Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. More information about NEH and its grant programs is available at neh.gov. CT Humanities is an independent, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources. 

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