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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Michigan Humanities launches Bridging Michigan Grant opportunity focused on </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">October 20, 2020</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Okemos—Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce the transition of the Action grant funding opportunity to the new Bridging Michigan grant program. This transition will allow for a more diverse opportunity for eligible
projects with an increased funding capacity. Applications are now being accepted for work being implemented by Michigan nonprofits that address the systemic inequities that are currently facing our communities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Bridging Michigan will provide Michigan nonprofits with up to $1500 that can be used to spark in-depth thinking and conversation about the persistent social, economic, and cultural issues of systemic inequity that divide
our communities. This grant opportunity invites Michiganders to reflect and use the humanities to look at the longer histories driving contemporary debates. Diverse projects from across Michigan, addressing different themes and using a variety of public
humanities formats, including reflective conversations, reading series, film screenings with discussions, web project, walking tours, documentary films, public lectures and panels, and the creation of exhibits are invited to apply. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">This responsive line of grant funding will allow nonprofits to respond to community needs in a timely and intentional way. The goal of this funding opportunity is to empower Michiganders to be part the dialogue. Michigan
Humanities is committed to bridging the divide through conversations, funding, and capacity-building to address systemic inequities in the state. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">For more information about this, and other funding opportunities and programs, please visit the Michigan Humanities website at
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</b>Michigan Humanities inspires Michiganders to come together in creative and freely expressed ways to deepen our understanding of ourselves and enrich our communities. In carrying out this mission, Michigan Humanities builds awareness and excitement for humanities
in everyday life, achieves best practices and sustainability for all humanities programs and services in Michigan, and upholds the following key values:</span></div>
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