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February 22, 2018 By

Total of $545,000 awarded through 94 grants in FY2020

In FY2020, the Council awarded 94 grants in support of public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement. Throughout the year, grantees adapted their projects to keep their communities safe, reflecting the creativity and resilience of the humanities sector. For a full listing of grants awarded from November 2019 – October 2020, click here or on the image below to view the Council’s 2020 Annual Report .

 


The list below is updated following each mini grant cycle (November, February, May, and August) as well as in April when the Humanities Council announces major grant awards. Please check back regularly for the most current details of the public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement projects happening throughout the state.

 

Public Project Grants: In support of organizations that enrich and enliven the life of our state through public humanities programs which include civic engagement and education components to cultivate the civic leaders of future generations.

MAJOR GRANT AWARDS

Check back in April when FY21 Major Grant Awards are announced.

MINI GRANT AWARDS (November 2020)

Gallery Night Providence, $2,000 to Archiving Gallery Night Providence

Supports the hiring of a professional archivist to process, catalogue, and contribute oral histories to Gallery Night’s organizational archive. Audiences will connect with these activities through website content and virtual public programs.

Christopher Johnson / The Wilbury Theatre Group, $2,000 to Invoice for Emotional Labor

Supports Invoice for Emotional Labor, a new, educational multimedia performance workshop. Written by Christopher Johnson, Invoice for Emotional Labor explores contemporary terms and conversations around race and racism through performance and lecture, and concludes with audience talk-backs and discussions.

Close Up Foundation, $2,000 to Inspiring Civic Action Programming for Rhode Island Youth

Supports 30 low-income, underrepresented Rhode Island high students’ participation in Close Up’s national Inspiring Civic Action: Justice and Equity virtual education program.

Sophia Richter / University of Rhode Island, $2,000 to South County Voices in COVID: An Oral History Project

Supports the collection of oral history interviews from South County residents about their pandemic experiences. These interviews will ultimately be contributed to the online RI COVID-19 Archive helmed by the Providence Public Library and Rhode Island Historical Society.

Check back in March when Mini Grants from the FY21 February award cycle are announced.


Documentary Film Grants: In support of documentary films that preserve Rhode Island’s stories and bring its history to life.

MAJOR GRANT AWARDS

Check back in April when FY21 Major Grant Awards are announced.

MINI GRANT AWARDS

Check back in March when Mini Grants from the FY21 February award cycle are announced.


Research Grants to Individuals: In support of independent research that captures and illuminates Rhode Island’s stories.

MINI GRANT AWARDS (November 2020)

Selena Marshall, $1,500 to Black Rep

Supports research for a documentary on the Black Repertory Theater of Providence, or Black Rep (1996-2009).

 

 

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