Program

Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils

Period of Performance

1/1/2006 - 12/31/2006

Funding Totals (outright + matching)

$116,590.00 (approved)
$116,590.00 (awarded)


Our Stories, Our Future

FAIN: BC-50279-05

Pennsylvania Humanities Council (Philadelphia, PA 19102-4121)
Laurie Zierer (Project Director: May 2005 to December 2008)

Speaker presentations on American history, literature programs on the Civil War and American memoir, and grant-funded projects that explore significant events and themes in American culture.

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council will continue to sponsor "Our Stories, Our Future" as part of the We the People initiative. The thematic statewide initiative encourages reflection on themes and stories from American history that have importance for our lives today and are critical to our future as a people. Centered in grants, the initiative will be complemented by speaker presentations on American history, literature programs on the Civil War and American memoir, and promotional activities branding and expanding the initiative throughout the state.