| CH-20821-01 | Challenge Programs: Challenge Grants | Willa Cather Society | Cultural and Education Center Endowment. | 12/1/1998 - 7/31/2006 | $275,000.00 | Betty | J. | Kort | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 2001 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Challenge Grants | Challenge Programs | 0 | 275000 | 0 | 275000 | Endowment for the program director, a part-time archivist, building maintenance, and programming at the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Culture and Education Center. |
| ER-20334-89 | Education Programs: NEH Teacher-Scholar Program | Betty J. Kort | Literature, History and Culture of the Western Plains States | 9/1/1989 - 6/30/1990 | $28,500.00 | Betty | J. | Kort | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 1989 | American Studies | NEH Teacher-Scholar Program | Education Programs | 28500 | 0 | 16809 | 0 | No project description available |
| GA-274757-20 | Public Programs: Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs) | Willa Cather Society | Willa Cather Foundation CARES: Virtual Program Delivery and Phased Re-Opening | 6/15/2020 - 12/31/2020 | $134,060.00 | Tracy | | Tucker | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 2020 | American Studies | Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs) | Public Programs | 134060 | 0 | 134060 | 0 | The retention of five staff positions to create new online virtual tours, increase digital accessibility to collections, and erect new outdoor interpretation spaces.
This project enables the National Willa Cather Center to prepare for a phased re-opening and to adapt program delivery through virtual tours, self-guided audio tours, and online exhibits of collection materials. |
| MR-50173-13 | Public Programs: NEH on the Road | Willa Cather Society | NEH on the Road: Our Lives, Our Stories | 6/1/2013 - 9/30/2013 | $1,000.00 | Leslie | C. | Levy | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 2013 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | NEH on the Road | Public Programs | 1000 | 0 | 1000 | 0 |
The Willa Cather Foundation respectfully requests a grant of $1,000 to help support the cost of public humanities programming when it hosts the _Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation_ Exhibit. We plan to explore how author Willa Cather used the greatest generation in her work and how she viewed events of that era. We also hope to explore the significant role that Nebraskans played in WWII and how the culture of that era is different from our culture today. We hope that younger generations will learn about the sacrifice and dedication that millions of Americans made in the past and how that relates to the freedom that they enjoy today. In combination with the exhibit, we will show documentaries and movies with a facilitated discussion after. We will host a music event featuring "big band" era music and have a humanities scholar give a per-performance talk on the importance of music and popular culture during the era of the greatest generation. |
| PG-293529-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation Assistance Grants | Willa Cather Society | Purchase of archival storage | 10/1/2023 - 2/28/2025 | $10,000.00 | Tracy | | Tucker | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 2023 | American Studies | Preservation Assistance Grants | Preservation and Access | 10000 | 0 | 10000 | 0 | The purchase of a high-density art rack storage system and mobile ladder for storing archival and artifact collections documenting the life and work of author Willa Cather (1873–1947).
In 2019, our organization was thrilled to take in nearly 8000 records and objects, made up of the earliest Cather and Red Cloud collections, from our state historical society. This gift of priceless material has created a need to maximize all available storage, improve work areas and tools, and purchase additional art storage. In 2021, we completed a Collections Assessment Program (CAP) through American Institute for Conservation and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation; the collections consultant for the CAP stated a need to "improve storage furniture in Archives room" and "seek funding for rehousing materials ... according to material type." Funding from this program would go toward addressing these needs. |
| ZPP-283827-22 | Agency-wide Projects: ARP-Organizations (Public-related) | Willa Cather Society | Willa Cather Foundation Humanities Programs 2021 | 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022 | $50,000.00 | Tracy | | Tucker | | | | Willa Cather Society | Red Cloud | NE | 68970-2466 | USA | 2021 | Literature, General | ARP-Organizations (Public-related) | Agency-wide Projects | 50000 | 0 | 50000 | 0 | The development of tours and an online gallery of materials related to the life and work of Willa Cather.
The primary purpose of this project is to partially fund the retention of humanities staff for the purpose of delivering public programming in 2021-22. With many prospective visitors remaining reluctant to travel outside of their region, the Foundation must find alternative ways to replace earned revenue it would typically receive while offering new and interesting historic site tours, collections engagement opportunities, and other programs and exhibits that meet its mission and serve its constituency. |