INDIANAPOLIS — Projects ranging from teacher workshops incorporating Indiana’s historic Buffalo Trace into lesson plans, Saturday-morning book classes centered on social justice, a future presidents summer camp and more have received funding from Indiana Humanities. Public media, local libraries, small museums and other nonprofit organizations from South Bend to Batesville will receive Humanities Initiative Grants totaling $29,901 for projects that will intertwine history, literature, art history and world religions with opportunities for public dialogue and conversation.
New in 2016, Indiana Humanities introduced the Nancy Conner Grant. This annual award honors former employee Nancy Conner for her more than three decades of service to Indiana Humanities, and her passion to ensure that all Hoosiers — particularly those in smaller Indiana towns — have the chance to experience the richness of the humanities. Funding for this award is granted to projects that serve towns with a population of 35,000 or less. This year’s recipient is the Lanier Mansion Foundation, which will host a literary series in Madison, Ind.
Those interested in learning more about Indiana Humanities grants may attend one of two grant workshops in to be held in April. Workshop participants will receive information about available grants, an overview of the types of activities they support and tips on how to write successful grant proposals. Workshops will take place in Greensburg on April 11 and Lafayette on April 25. Both events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. More information is at www.IndianaHumanities.org/grants.
This round of Humanities Initiative Grantees includes:
•Adult Summer Reading Program, Indianapolis Public Library Foundation
• Books and Breakfast, Desmond Tutu Center, Butler University
• Contemporary Indiana Writers: A Discussion Guide, Indiana Writers Center
• Eva: An Auschwitz Survivor’s Journey Toward Hope, WFYI Public Media
• Fantasia on the Prairie, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
• Future Presidents of America Senior Seminar, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
• Let’s Talk about Racism Book Club, Indy Reads Books