The State Military and Veterans Initiative

FAIN: GA-267235-19

Americans for the Arts (Washington, DC 20005-4940)
Marete A. Wester (Project Director: March 2019 to December 2021)

The State and Military Veterans Initiative is a new project that teams Americans for the Arts and the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). A first-of-its-kind multi-year collaboration, the Initiative seeks to advance the policy, practice, and quality use of the humanities and the creative arts in promoting health and well-being for persons across the military continuum, including active duty and reserve service members, state-level policy development; delivery where appropriate of customized state-level technical assistance; and the creation of specialized training and information resources.
NEH grant funds would be targeted to support the presentation of three knowledge exchanges planned for 2019. Co-organized by Americans for the Arts, NLGA, and the lieutenant governors of each state, these exchanges will be designed to further the development of state-specific action plans to address the needs of veterans and service members utilizing cultural assets. Each forum will engage an audience and audience of up to 150 state-based practitioners from the showcase how the humanities can and are being leveraged as tools to promote the healing, health, and well-being of veterans and service members as well as their families and caregivers.