| BC-50368-07 | Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils | Humanities Council of Washington, DC | Becoming a Washingtonian: What it means to be American in the Nation's Capital | 9/1/2007 - 3/31/2009 | $65,080.00 | Joy | Ford | Austin | | | | Humanities Council of Washington, DC | Washington | DC | 20009-7126 | USA | 2007 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Grants for State Humanities Councils | Federal/State Partnership | 55080 | 10000 | 55080 | 10000 | To support public programs during DC Emancipation Week in April 2008, a week-long institute for 40 high school students, three television programs, reading and discussion programs for young people; the DC Community Heritage Preservation Project, and archival resources related to the programs of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.
HCWDC programming includes DC EMANCIPATION WEEK activities; THE SOUL OF THE CITY youth summer leadership institute; HUMANITIES PROFILED TV series; WHO IS A WASHINGTONIAN? A civic reflection conversation series; COMMUNITY HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROJECT with lectures and workshops for community historians to build their skills; and the update and expansion of the HCWDC RESOURCE CENTER archive and online database. |