Program

Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils

Period of Performance

11/1/2010 - 9/30/2012

Funding Totals

$166,950.00 (approved)
$166,950.00 (awarded)


2011-12 Great Michigan Read

FAIN: BC-50550-10

Michigan Humanities Council (Okemos, MI 48864-6012)
Gregory L Parker (Project Director: May 2010 to September 2014)

Funding will support the Great Michigan Read in 2011-2012, a statewide initiative that uses a single book to explore humanities topics relevant to Michigan and America.

The Michigan Humanities Council’s Great Michigan Read is a statewide reading initiative that utilizes a single book to explore humanities topics relevant to Michigan and America. By emphasizing literature unique to the Great Lakes State, the program aims to make reading more accessible and appealing while encouraging Michiganians to discuss the challenges currently facing the state and the nation.