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Viva Florida 500 Official Anniversary Poster

Viva Florida: Celebrating 500 years of Florida history

The Florida Humanities Council celebrates 500 years of history helping Floridians explore their state's story from the arrival of the Spanish through today!

By Federal/State Partnership Staff
For All the World to Hear performers

For All the World to Hear in Maryland

A Maryland Humanities Council supported project brings ten Baltimore-area senior citizens to the stage this February to tell and perform personal stories of their involvement in the struggle for civil rights.

African Americans working in a train dining car

"All Aboard" in Oregon

A new exhibit, supported by Oregon Humanities, remembers the lives of Portland's African American railroad workers.

Anderson Seniors 1948, Lost Photos of Joplin

Missouri's Storm Country: Recovery and Relief for Joplin

Following the catastrophic damage caused by an E-5 tornado in the town of Joplin, Missouri, numerous organizations sought ways to help those affected by the tornado.

Musicians in Corozal, Puerto Rico

Bomba que Rumba, Puerto Rico's first symposium on the bomba and rumba

On March 22-26, 2011, the First Symposium on the Bomba and Rumba took place. / Durante los días 22 al 26 marzo de 2011, se llevó a cabo el primer Simposio sobre la Bomba y la Rumba.

Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY

The New York Council for the Humanities takes on Superstorm Sandy

In the two weeks since the New York Council for the Humanities announced the availability of grants to assist with damage from Hurricane Sandy, over 20 cultural organizations had applied for and received grants.

Billboard outside Nauvoo, IL, announcing "Journey Stories"

The "Journey Stories" Exhibition Brings Communities Together in Nauvoo, Illinois

A travelling exhibition, "Journey Stories," and the Illinois Humanities Council help to bring a small-town community together.

Actors dramatize works of Virgin Islands authors

Place, Time, and Memory in the Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands Humanities Council sponsored a two-day conference featuring discussions on identity and collective memory by communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands in Fall 2011.

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Posted: January 28, 2013

Office of Grant Management's Guide to General Operating Support Grants for State Councils

General Operating Support grants are the primary way the Office of Federal/State Partnership provides funding to the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils.

Posted: January 27, 2013

Managing a State Humanities Council General Operating Support Grant

Budget allocation and general operating support grants: Federal/State Partnership's budget is a line item in the NEH federal allocation.

Posted: January 26, 2013

General Liability Insurance for State Humanities Councils

Federal/State Partnership provides each of the 56 state humanities councils three basic insurance policies as protection of the National Endowment for the Humanities' investment in the councils.

Posted: January 25, 2013

State Council Annual Compliance Reports *Updated for 2012*

Each council submits an annual report on indicating its compliance with the legislated responsibilities of state humanities councils.

Posted: January 24, 2013

Notes from the 2012 Compliance Report

This is an overview of the report given to the Federal/State Partnership's National Council committee in July 2012.

Posted: January 23, 2013

State Council Assessment and Review: A 5-Year Cycle Explained

Every five years, each state humanities council writes a forward-looking self-assessment report that considers the context in which the Council works, the humanities benefits and services it provides, and the Council's management and organizational effectiveness.

Posted: January 24, 2012

2013 Self-Assessments and Site Visits

The 2013 Self-Assessment chart with site visit dates and NEH representative information.

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Posted: February 12, 2013

North Dakota Humanities Council announces support for the Northern Plains Ethics Journal

The North Dakota Humanities Council announced their support for a new project dedicated to democratic participation, the Northern Plains Ethics Journal.

Posted: February 5, 2013

Illinois Humanities Council launches Looking@Democracy Challenge

Looking@Democracy Challenge seeks to spark a national conversation to strengthen and improve American democracy.

 
Posted: February 5, 2013

Southern Literary Trail Trailfest 2013 in Georgia

The 2013 Southern Literary Trail Trailfest kicked off in Milledgeville, Georgia last weekend. 

 
Posted: February 1, 2013

56 Ways to do the Public Humanities

State humanities councils share the enjoyment and study of the humanities around the country in fifty-six different ways.

Posted: January 31, 2013

The Genius of Langston Hughes in Rhode Island

This February during Black History month, a Rhode Island Council for the Humanities supported program brings the legacy of Langston Hughes to life.

Posted: January 30, 2013

New Jersey Humanities Council funded film on 1967 urban riots playing for Black History Month

Revolution '67, a documentary about the six-day urban riots in Newark, NJ, will screen on STARZ In Black during February for Black History month.

Posted: January 28, 2013

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities publishes A UNIQUE SLANT OF LIGHT: THE BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF ART IN LOUISIANA

A Unique Slant of Light: The Bicentennial History of Art in Louisiana, published by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, can be viewed online in its entirety.

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