| CH-50459-08 | Challenge Programs: Challenge Grants | Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | Integrating Technology for the Humanities | 6/1/2006 - 1/31/2011 | $350,000.00 | Miranda | | Restovic | | | | Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | New Orleans | LA | 70113-1027 | USA | 2007 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Challenge Grants | Challenge Programs | 0 | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | Enhancement of an Education Center through purchase of distance learning and presentational technology; and endowment to support ongoing expenses, such as upgrades, licensing, and maintenance of equipment.
The Digital Humanities Initiative Challenge Grant is the final phase of the LEH's capital campaign - $1,050,000 capital projects and $350,000 Integrating Technology for the Humanities Endowment - that would provide the essential annual capital for maintaining and upgrading equipment, software licensing, and staff training for the integrated technology infrastructure - installation of Wi-Fi Internet-connected presentational technology, enhanced website and e-newsletters, creation of Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine online and the Louisiana Online Encyclopedia, and the development and transition to an integrated program and grants database--being developed in the Louisiana Humanities Center to help ensure the future of the humanities in Louisiana in the digital age. |