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 announced the winners of its 2026 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The awards ceremony takes place...
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The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development for the Spark!: Places of Innovation tour in Mississippi. Dr. Joe Fratesi, Assistant...
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