RFW29200023
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
How ethnography reveals the human story of unusual geological encounters: lessons from Puerto Rico.
How do we make sense of who we are and what our purpose is as we confront the challenges of the Anthropocene? This question is central not just to the environmental humanities, but also to the people living them on the ground.
This project aims to learn how residents of the Puerto Rican archipelago's southwest experience, understand, and reframe their sense of meaning in response to unusual geologic encounters with the Earth that disrupt familiar spatio-temporal rhythms and scales.
We apply anthropologically-grounded and experimental ethnography to identify and elevate humanistic dimensions of this region, a site of overlooked geological, cultural, and historical regional and hemispheric significance.
The experiences and stories of 15 interlocutors who explore, study, and conserve coastal karst and how they support their local communities is central to this work. In collaboration with two grassroots organizations, we will develop bilingual geoheritage routes and online storymaps.
How do we make sense of who we are and what our purpose is as we confront the challenges of the Anthropocene? This question is central not just to the environmental humanities, but also to the people living them on the ground.
This project aims to learn how residents of the Puerto Rican archipelago's southwest experience, understand, and reframe their sense of meaning in response to unusual geologic encounters with the Earth that disrupt familiar spatio-temporal rhythms and scales.
We apply anthropologically-grounded and experimental ethnography to identify and elevate humanistic dimensions of this region, a site of overlooked geological, cultural, and historical regional and hemispheric significance.
The experiences and stories of 15 interlocutors who explore, study, and conserve coastal karst and how they support their local communities is central to this work. In collaboration with two grassroots organizations, we will develop bilingual geoheritage routes and online storymaps.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
District Of Columbia
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 394% from $30,000 to $148,340.
American Geophysical Union was awarded
Project Grant RFW29200023
worth $148,340
from National Endowment for the Humanities in May 2024 with work to be completed primarily in District Of Columbia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 45.161 Promotion of the Humanities Research.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/6/23
Period of Performance
5/1/24
Start Date
4/30/26
End Date
Funding Split
$148.3K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$148.3K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to RFW29200023
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
RFW29200023
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
433101 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE
Funding Office
433101 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE
Awardee UEI
QSTAN1HJRXJ5
Awardee CAGE
6M099
Performance District
98
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities (418-0200) | Research and general education aids | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $148,340 | 100% |
Modified: 6/6/23