Open Grants

Students learn how to build a ship in a bottle at the Chesapeake Folklife Festival

The Open Grant supports public humanities programs that do not fall into the category of Civic Engagement or Practicing Democracy grants. Programs in this category can take many forms, including:

lectures
seminars
symposia
interpretive exhibits
films
media projects
reading/ discussion programs
teacher institutes
local histories
living histories
public archaeology
distance learning
or any other format that effectively engages Marylanderes in the humanities.

Criteria:

Humanities Content
Conversation, Discussion, Dialogue
Program Quality
Project Management
Budget
New Audiences
Overall Rating

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