Michigan Humanities Council

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

STATE OR JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES PROGRAM [WITH THE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT, MICHIGAN HUMANITIES BRINGS THE HUMANITIES TO LIFE THROUGH SUBAWARDS AND/OR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN MICHIGAN. THE COUNCIL TAILORS ITS SUBAWARD-MAKING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO THE NEEDS, RESOURCES, AND INTERESTS OF MICHIGAN. IN DOING SO, IT DELIVERS ON ITS MISSION TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH STORIES, HISTORIES, CULTURES AND CONVERSATIONS.]

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

HUMANITIES COUNCILS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

STATE HUMANITIES PROGRAM

2011-12 GREAT MICHIGAN READ

2009-10 GREAT MICHIGAN READ

PICTURING AMERICA IN MICHIGAN

SHARED MISSIONS, MANY STORIES

SAME MISSION. MANY STORIES. [IN PHASE II OF SAME MISSION. MANY STORIES., MICHIGAN HUMANITIES WILL PARTNER DIRECTLY WITH THE MICHIGAN VETERANS AFFAIRS AGENCY (MVAA). MVAA STAFF FROM ALL 10 REGIONS IN MICHIGAN, REPRESENTING ALL 83 COUNTIES, WILL COMPLETE TRAINING ON HOW TO HOST REFLECTIVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WHILE EXPLORING AND GAINING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN THE MILITARY THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THIS TRAINING WILL BRING ALL 10 REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TOGETHER AT ONE CENTRAL LOCATION IN 2024. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TRAINING, MVAA STAFF WILL ORGANIZE 2-3 SUSTAINED CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS OVER THE FOLLOWING 12-18 MONTHS. THE CONVERSATIONS WILL BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE GROUPS OF VETERANS IN EACH OF MICHIGAN?S 10 REGIONS. CONVERSATIONS WILL BE GROUNDED IN HUMANITIES THEMED OBJECTS TO CREATE A CENTRAL STARTING POINT.]

UNITED WE STAND SUPPLEMENT [THE APPLICANT?S PROJECT WILL DELIVER ON THE GOALS OF NEH?S ?UNITED WE STAND?: TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, EMPATHY, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE; DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND CONTEXTUALIZE COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL HISTORY; EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF DOMESTIC EXTREMISM AND HATE-BASED VIOLENCE; AND PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INFORMATION LITERACY, AND SOCIAL COHESION.]

ARAB AND MUSLIM CULTURAL AWARENESS [MICHIGAN HUMANITIES (MH) REQUESTS A CHAIR?S GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO REACH ARAB, MUSLIM, AND OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN COMMUNITIES IN DETROIT BY PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (UM) TO DOCUMENT, MAP, AND ARCHIVE THE DIVERSITY OF MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES IN DETROIT THROUGH COMMUNITY ARCHIVING PROGRAMS, A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ORAL HISTORY EXHIBITION, AND UPDATING AN EXISTING PUBLIC WEBSITE ON MIGRATION IN MICHIGAN TO INCLUDE THE HISTORIES OF MIDDLE EASTERN MIGRANTS. MH WILL SUBAWARD $25,000 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; MH STAFF WILL USE EXISTING GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FUNDS TO WORK ALONGSIDE UM TO MONITOR, ADVISE, AND PROMOTE THE PROJECT.]

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SUPPLEMENTS [THE APPLICANT?S PROJECT WILL DELIVER ON THE GOALS OF THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SUPPLEMENTS: TO FOSTER COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL NHD AFFILIATE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NHD PROGRAM; TO EXTEND NHD OUTREACH TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AND HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES; AND TO RECRUIT A MORE DIVERSE POOL OF NHD JUDGES, EDUCATORS, AND ADVISORS FROM MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.]

THIRD COAST CONVERSATIONS: DIALOGUES ABOUT WATER [<EM>THIRD COAST CONVERSATIONS: DIALOGUES ABOUT WATER IN MICHIGAN</EM>, WILL BE A SERIES OF STATEWIDE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS TAKING PLACE IN 31 COMMUNITIES OVER TWO YEARS THAT FOCUS ON THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, HISTORICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CONNECT MICHIGAN?S PEOPLE TO THEIR WATER. THE PROJECT WILL BE LED BY THE MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR STRONG NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND. THE CONVERSATION-BASED PROJECT WILL ALLOW MHC TO AUGMENT WATER/WAYS, A SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET TRAVELLING EXHIBIT THAT MHC IS ALREADY BRINGING TO SIX RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN WITH POPULATIONS OF 2,000 PEOPLE OR LESS AS PART OF OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING. THE EXHIBIT TOPIC, AS WELL AS ONGOING ISSUES CONCERNING DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN FLINT AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER AS MICHIGAN?S MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.]