[SOA] Fwd: National Coalition for History Washington Update - March 2018

Tue Mar 6 14:35:57 EST 2018

Folks, FYI.

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Subject: 	National Coalition for History Washington Update - March 2018
Date: 	Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:16:18 +0000
From: 	National Coalition for History <lwhite at historycoalition.org>
Reply-To: 	National Coalition for History <lwhite at historycoalition.org>
To: 	bain at ohio.edu

National Coalition for History Washington Update - March 2018

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National Coalition for History
Washington Update

        *President Trump Nominates New NEH Chairman*

The president announced last week that he intends to nominate Jon 
Parrish Peede as the 11th Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
Humanities (NEH). Peede has served as Senior Deputy Chairman of the NEH 
since April 2017, and has been the senior official there since former 
chairman Dr. William D. "Bro" Adams stepped down in May. Prior to 
joining NEH, he served as Publisher of the /Virginia Quarterly Review 
/and in a number of senior leadership roles at the National Endowment 
for the Arts. Read more about Peede here. 
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*NARA to Move Records to DC for Declassification Review*

According to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) plans to move tens of 
millions of pages of classified documents from the fourteen Presidential 
Libraries to Washington, DC for declassification review. This move is 
intended to expedite the process of making records available to the 
public. More information can be found on FAS's /Secrecy News /blog 
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*NEH Increases Monthly Stipend for Fellowships*

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced that fellowship 
recipients will now be awarded a stipend of $5000 per month, up $800 
from previous years, for a total of $30,000-$60,000 over a six to 
twelve-month fellowship. This increase applies to the approximately 80 
NEH Fellowships and 10 NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication 
awarded each year. Read more about the increase and the fellowship 
programs here. 
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        *NHPRC and Mellon Foundation Announce Grant Winners*

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Historical Publications 
and Records Commission (NHPRC) recently awarded eight grants to build 
sustainable systems for the digital publication of historic records. The 
grants, awarded through the Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives 
Program, support efforts to make historical records more readily 
available to the public in digital formats. Click here to read the full 
press release. 
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*National Parks Received 330 Million Visits in 2017*

The National Park Service (NPS) has released visitation data for 2017, 
which shows that 330 million recreation visits were made to NPS sites, 
including memorials, battlefields, and other historic sites. These 
numbers are encouraging, but heavy usage also contributes to the 
maintenance backlog at NPS, which needs to be addressed in the agency's 
funding. More details can be found here. 
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*NPS Accepting Proposals for HBCU Preservation Grants *

The National Park Service is now accepting applications for $4 million 
in grants to help preserve historic buildings on the campuses of 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Applications close 
May 1st. For details about how to apply, click here. 
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*Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Grants Open*

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting 
applications until May 1st for library services grants for 
institutions that primarily serve Native Americans or Native Hawaiians. 
Both programs offer grants of up to $150,000 for two years, with a focus 
on either Preservation and Revitalization, Educational Programming, or 
Digital Services. Full details and application information can be found 
here 
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and here 
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*Looking for an easy, free way to support NCH?*
Invite your Representative to join the Congressional History Caucus!
The caucus is an important resource and it needs your help to grow.
Find full details and resources on our website. 
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_*News Roundup*_

*James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers Now Online*
The Library of Congress has digitized the papers of President James 
Buchanan and his niece Harriet Lane Johnston, who served as his First 
Lady. Read more >> 
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*National Air and Space Museum Announces Teacher Institute*
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum announced a Teacher 
Innovator Institute for middle-school educators. Applications are due 
April 1st. Read more >> 
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*Finalists Named for Museum and Library Service Medal*
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced 29 
finalists for this year's National Medal for Museum and Library Service. 
Read more >> 
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*Museum of the American Indian Launches Education Initiative*
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian recently 
launched Native Knowledge 360°, an education initiative aimed at 
changing the conversation about American Indians in classrooms. Read 
more >> 
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*State Department Releases Digitized /Foreign Relations/ Volumes*
The State Department's Office of the Historian has released seventeen 
newly digitized volumes of /Foreign Relations of the United States/, 
covering events from 1886 to 1899. Read more >> 
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