Michigan Humanities Council

The Michigan Humanities Council is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to fostering intellectual and cultural life in Michigan communities by encouraging the exploration and conservation of cultural traditions; encouraging and supporting the participation of institutions and organizations in sponsoring public humanities activities, and engaging Michiganians of all ages in the challenges to mind and spirit presented by the humanities. It fulfills its mission by awarding grants for public humanities projects, providing programs and services through its resource center, conducting public humanities projects of statewide importance, initiating collaborative efforts to broaden and strengthen the base for the humanities in Michigan, raising governmental and private support for the humanities and providing the humanities with leadership and a public voice in Michigan.