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Last updated on Monday, October 15, 2018
(UNDATED) - A total of 31 Indiana nonprofits, including libraries, universities, museums, historical societies, nature centers, and other cultural organizations, have received grants from Indiana Humanities this fall.
Funding will support projects from Whiting to Evansville and include a hands-on workshop about the history, culture, and art of Native American beadwork; a celebration of Women's History Month; a STEM-related exhibition at the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum; and documentaries about Indiana pioneers Eugene Debs and Octave Chanute.
Humanities Initiative Grants offer up to $2,000 to support nonprofit organizations that sponsor public humanities programs such as exhibitions, workshops, lectures and reading and discussion programs. In September, Indiana Humanities awarded more than $37,000 in Humanities Initiative Grants to 20 organizations, funding projects that intertwine history, literature, languages, and culture with opportunities for public dialogue and conversation. Funding from the Indiana Newspaper in Education Foundation supported a Humanities Initiative Grant awarded to Indiana University's High School Journalism Institute for a media-literacy workshop for teachers.
Quantum Leap Grants fund projects that align with Indiana Humanities' two-year Quantum Leap theme exploring the intersection of the humanities and the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The grants offer up to $4,000 for experimental public programs that fuse formats and methods in unexpected and creative ways. In this fall's round of Quantum Leap Grants, Indiana Humanities awarded nearly $40,000 to 11 organizations.
"With this final round of grants for 2018, we've awarded more than $150,000 to nonprofits across the state this year," said Keira Amstutz, president and CEO of Indiana Humanities. "Our grants have helped bring valuable humanities programming to dozens of communities--inspiring residents, enhancing quality of life and spurring economic development. We're honored to support our grant recipients and are excited about the work they're doing to make our cities, towns and rural areas better places to live, work and play."
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