An animated short documentary series about female trailblazers in the Progressive Era, a biography of Sacagawea and a project analyzing materials excavated from the overseer’s quarters at James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia are among the 215 recipients of new grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The grants, which make up the third and final round of funding for the fiscal year, total $29 million, and will support projects in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. An additional $48 million was awarded to the national network of state and territorial humanities councils for annual operating support.

“As the nation prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary in 2026, N.E.H. is proud to help lay the foundations for public engagement with America’s past by funding projects that safeguard cultural heritage and advance our understanding of the events, ideas and people that have shaped our nation,” Jon Parrish Peede, the endowment’s chairman, said in a statement.

In New York , funding will go toward an exhibition about the history and cultural impact of video games at the Strong Museum in Rochester, and support for summer institutes for K-12 teachers at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the history and technology of the Cold War. The New York City Department of Records will also receive a grant to improve storage at the New York City Municipal Archives for manuscripts, audiovisual materials, architectural records, photographs and maps that document the city’s history from 1645 to the present.