We offer a wide range of funding opportunities to support public humanities programs, exhibits, the planning of larger projects, and the development of original productions in film, television, radio or online resources.
Discover Mississippi's Voices: free presentations by top historians, writers, and storytellers talking about a wide variety of subjects related to Mississippi and beyond.
With special funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we launched the “Mississippi Founders” project, highlighting twelve Mississippians who fought to create a more perfect union. These men and women were crucial to the expansion of full constitutional rights to all citizens in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Humanities Council offers a range of grants to nonprofit organizations to
support public humanities programs, exhibits, oral histories, the planning of larger projects,
and the development of original productions in film, television, radio or online resources.
Visit our Grants page for more details.
The Mississippi Humanities Council is grateful for the hard work and dedication of recent board retiree Betty Lou Jones of Meridian. Jones, the longest-serving board member in the Council’s history,...
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The Mississippi Humanities Council is proud to announce the launch of the Mississippi Stories Grant, a new funding opportunity to help communities across the state preserve, share, and celebrate the voices...
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