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Updated Grant Application Forms
Jan 14, 2019
To better serve applicants in 2019, we will be making ongoing changes to our grants page. While we will be accepting our older application forms, please continue to check back for the most up-to-date forms and resources. Thanks for your patience as we make improvements to the application... read more
Plan Your Community’s Bicentennial Commemoration
Jan 14, 2019
Join other local leaders from across the state to get the tools and ideas you need for a successful bicentennial commemoration. Free online registration opens in January. Stay tuned! *Lunch and mileage reimbursement provided Presented by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine Historical Society Read more
Journalism Grant Awards
Nov 13, 2018
$1,825 for “All the President’s Men: Discussions on Journalism and Democracy”– Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft Supports book and film discussions of All The President’s Men for adults and high school students in Dover-Foxcroft. Three high school classes at Foxcroft Academy and an adult reading group from Thompson Free... read more
Arts & Humanities Grant Awards
Nov 13, 2018
$1,000 for “Content and Context: Connecting Art to Time and Place“– Maine Jewish Film Festival, Portland Speakers will lead discussion on two films at the 2019 Maine Jewish Film Festival, focusing on the relationship of the arts to the social and historical context in which it was created. $1,000... read more
