Office of the Vice President for Research

Public Impact Projects Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary

https://www.neh.gov/program/public-impact-projects-celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary

Maximum award amount $200,000

Expected Output Program Evaluation; Staff and Volunteer Professional Development; Tour; Exhibitions; Public Programs

Period of performance Up to two years

026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In recognition of this milestone NEH will award grants to assist cultural organizations in expanding the scope, reach, and excellence of public programs that examine the founding of the nation and the significance of the Declaration of Independence. Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary support projects that focus on public interpretation of the Founding Era and the lasting impact of the people and events that propelled the Revolution. Supported activities must be designed to connect audiences to the ideas of the American Revolution through the synthesis of scholarship from fields in the humanities and may include:

Collaborating with scholars and interpretive consultants to develop new interpretive plans

Implementing tours, exhibitions, or other public-facing interpretive programs

Assessing the opportunities presented by your collections and other resources to tell compelling stories of the legacy of the Declaration of Independence

Training staff and volunteers in new methods and best practices for public interpretation