The Council’s Mini Grant Program funds individual researchers, nonprofit organizations, and schools with grants of up to $2,000 to support public humanities projects, documentary film, civic education initiatives, and individual research. Recent grants were awarded to: Public Projects FirstWorks, $2,000Cartography: Modern Migration and Globalization in the COVID-19 Era Supports in-person and virtual programming, including a […]

In June 2020, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities launched a new bi-monthly newsletter, #HumanitiesInContext that offers news of the Council’s grants, initiatives, and events as well as curated humanities content that is a springboard for reflection, learning, and action. Below is a running archive of past issues. Stories of Impact Supporting Rhode Island […]

The Humanities Council is now accepting applications for a full time Assistant or Associate Director of Grants and Strategic Initiatives. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Assistant/Associate Director of Grants and Strategic Initiatives oversees the administration of the grants program (including policy, outreach, and compliance) and the advancement of the Council via strategic initiatives, resource-building, […]

July 13, 2020 — In 2014, Logan Hinderliter joined the Humanities Council team first as a strategy and communications intern to support the last strategic planning process. After graduating from Wheaton College, Logan was hired full time as a program coordinator, then taking on more responsibility as program associate, program officer, and finally to his […]