State or jurisdictional humanities program [with the general operating support grant, michigan humanities, brings the humanities to life through subawards and/or public programming in michigan

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Michigan Humanities Council $965,974 on June 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129).

Michigan Humanities delivers public humanities programming and makes subawards to cultural and educational organizations throughout Michigan, tailoring both to the state's needs, resources, and interests. Recent subaward recipients include the University of Michigan, which received funding to document and archive Arab, Muslim, and Middle Eastern cultures in Detroit through community archiving, oral history, and public website development; the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, which received support for Phase II of "Same Mission. Many Stories" to train staff across all ten state regions to host reflective community conversations on underrepresented populations in military history; and local National History Day affiliates, which received supplemental funding to reach underrepresented communities and recruit diverse judges and educators. Michigan Humanities also made a subaward advancing cross-cultural understanding and civic engagement on domestic extremism and hate-based violence.

The award obligates $965,974 with a period of performance from June 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031, with required expenditures during the first three years. Work is performed in Michigan. The General Operating Support Grant under Federal/State Partnership provides funding to state and jurisdictional humanities councils to advance knowledge and understanding of the humanities and increase public awareness of access to and support for the humanities throughout the United States.

The council tailors its subaward-making and public programs to the needs, resources, and interests of michigan. In doing so, IT delivers on its mission to bring people together through stories, histories, cultures, and conversations.]