Support of state humanities program in mississippi. [support of a statewide public humanities program in mississippi

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Mississippi Humanities Council $738,566 on June 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129).

The Mississippi Humanities Council will use the award to support subawards and council-conducted projects that explore and support the humanities throughout Mississippi. The council distributes funds through subawards to local organizations and conducts its own programming, including public lectures, exhibits, educator training workshops, student contests, and cultural programming focused on Mississippi's history, literature, and civic life. The council partners with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and local schools and organizations to execute these programs.

The award has a period of performance from June 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031, with place of performance in Mississippi. Under the Federal/State Partnership grant structure, recipients must expend funds during the first three years of the performance period and retain fiscal documentation for three years following final expenditure.

The mississippi humanities council will use these funds to support subawards and council conducted projects that explore and support the humanities in missisisppi.]