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Historical Society lands IHC grant |
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December 13, 2017 |
The Idaho Humanities Council (IHC), the
statewide nonprofit organization devoted to
enhancing public awareness, appreciation and
understanding of the humanities in Idaho,
awarded $72,658 in grants to organizations and
individuals at its fall board meeting in Boise.
There were 32 awards in all, to include 20
grants for public humanities programs, five
research fellowships, six teacher incentive
grants, and one planning grant. The grants were
supported in part by funding from the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the Idaho
Humanities Council Education Endowment.
The Boundary County Historical Society, led by
project director Dottie Gray, received a $2,000
grant to develop several interpretive panels for
an exhibit on area agricultural history inside
and outside the museum, featuring farm equipment
and implements, photos and more.
Other organizations in North Idaho awarded
grants were the Northern Pacific Depot
Foundation, Wallace, was awarded $1,780 to help
fund an exhibit about women who came to Wallace
as political activists, fortune seekers, and
entrepreneurs, who advocated for schools,
churches, and parks, helping make the community
a better place for families. The Community
Library Network, Hayden, received $3,075 for
support of the 2018 "North Idaho Reads" program,
featuring the novel The Girl Who Wrote in Silk.
The Pend Oreille Arts Council, Sandpoint, was
awarded $1,000 for a Living Voices program
titled "Klondike, The Last Adventure," set in
the Yukon Region of the Klondike, Alaska, in
1897-1898, during the Klondike Gold Rush.
The next deadline for Idaho Humanities Council
grant proposals is January 15. IHC strongly
recommends that prospective applicants contact
staff to discuss their project ideas before
completing proposals. Grant guidelines and
application instructions are available on IHC's
website at
www.idahohumanities.org, or by calling (208)
345-5346. |
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