Florida Humanities Council invites applications for community projects

The Florida Humanities Councilinvites applications from Florida nonprofit organizations for its Community Project Grants program.The program supports an array of public humanities programming that encourage community engagement in and with the humanities, defined as the study of human culture through various academic disciplines. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, literature, history, philosophy, art history, musicology, anthropology, ethics, film studies, and cultural studies. Humanities projects bridge the gap between these academic disciplines and the public through the delivery of programming that contributes to the cultural enrichment of communities. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded.Examples of funded projects include community conversations, interpretive exhibits (permanent or traveling, physical or digital), lecture series, community-wide reads, film and discussion programs, oral history and story collection projects, interpretive tours, and other types of site- or place-based humanities programming. Media projects such as radio and television productions as well as podcasts and other digital formats with humanities focused content may also be considered.All projects must be rooted in the humanities and humanities scholarship; involve humanities scholar(s), community experts, and/or subject area experts in the development and delivery of the proposed project; attract a broad general public audience or target new and/or underserved audiences; and be free, or not cost prohibitive for the public to attend.Applications will be accepted from Florida-based nonprofits and public agencies (including libraries, museums, schools, and tribal governments) and other organizations constituted for nonprofit purposes. The April 3, 2024 deadline is for public events to start after July 15, 2024.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, as well as a list of previously funded projects, see the Florida Humanities Council