Research Grants - Early American Industries Association
Research Grants - Early American Industries Association supports researchers and historic sites studying tools, crafts, and traditional industries to preserve and interpret their impact on everyday life.
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Funder: Early American Industries Association
Due Dates: March 15, 2027 (Applications and references)
Funding Amounts: Up to $3,000 per research grant; nonrenewable
Summary: Supports research on historic trades, crafts, and tools and the interpretation of their impact on our lives.
Key Information: Recipients must submit project reports and an article for publication in The Chronicle or Shavings.
Description
The Early American Industries Association (EAIA) supports projects that preserve and present historic trades, crafts, and tools and interpret their impact on everyday life. Administered by its Research Grants Committee, the annual program funds research into the history, use, and manufacture of tools, the work of craftspeople, and traditional industries. Previously funded topics include shoemaking lasts, sailcloth repair, wooden drinking vessels, tinsmithing, furniture production, spinning wheels, and water-powered sash mills.
Support may also extend to active conservation, public demonstrations, and educational programming at historic sites with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Recent projects have included traditional printing interpretation, blacksmithing, public timber framing, broom making, and conservation of an architectural notebook.
