Idaho Humanities Council (Boise, ID 83702-6053)
Richard K. Ardinger (Project Director: March 2006 to June 2016)
BC-50296-06
Grants for State Humanities Councils
Federal/State Partnership
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Totals (outright + matching):
$72,230 (approved)
$72,230 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2006 – 12/31/2007
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American History/American Identity
To support speakers bureau presentations, a teachers' institute, reading and discussion programs, Smithsonian exhibit programming, an initiative on American Roots Music and Idaho's folk traditions, special speaker programs, and regrants.
The IHC proposes several programs to explore “We the People” Themes: (1) 50 Speaker’s Bureau presentations examining WTP topics; (2) an institute on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln; (3) a series of reading/discussion programs, exploring American identity; (4) public programs complementing Smithsonian exhibits; (5) a multi-faceted initiative examining American Roots Music along with Idaho’s own folk traditions; (6) special speaker programs, and (5) offering regrants for related programs.
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