Program

Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils

Period of Performance

7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

Funding Totals (outright + matching)

$83,940.00 (approved)
$83,940.00 (awarded)


We the People: Community Conversations in American History & Culture

FAIN: BC-50480-09

New Hampshire Humanities Council (Concord, NH 03301-3852)
Deborah Watrous (Project Director: March 2009 to March 2011)

The development of public humanities outreach through the travelling speakers' bureau, "Humanities to Go," the cable television program "Human Ties," and expanded website content. This grant will enable the Council to reach a wider variety of individuals and be an even greater resource for organizations. An attractive new print catalog and a readily-accessible online catalog continues to attract new users, including schools, libraries, historical societies, senior centers, clubs, and civic groups large and small.

We the People grant funds will enable the NH Humanities Council to offer essential opportunities for discovery and life-long learning through Humanities To Go, our most popular programming vehicle. Over 12,000 NH residents will examine American history and culture through a broad range of lectures and living history presentations in every discipline of the humanities.