Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education (State Fiscal Years 2012-2013)
Per Minnesota Law, the Minnesota Humanities Center administers a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The Humanities Center uses a portion of the funds to provide grants administration, including releasing an RFP, overseeing the proposal process, coordination of the independent review panel, agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, and reporting.
Harry Boyte is founder of Public Achievement, a theory-based practice of citizen organizing to do public work for the common good that is used in schools, universities, and communities across the United States and in more than a dozen countries. Mr. Boyte currently serves as Senior Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and head of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College.
Sara Evans, Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor of History Emerita at the University of Minnesota, is a leading historian of American women and one of the creators of the field of women's history. She served on the Board of the Minnesota Humanities Center from 2004 to 2012.
Jennifer Godinez currently serves as the Associate Director of the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership. Prior to joining MMEP, she served as executive director of La Escuelita and is founding chair of the Latino Scholarship Fund of Minnesota. Ms. Godinez has in-depth experience in youth development, college access program development, and education policy development.
Tim Hoogland currently serves as the coordinator of History Day in Minnesota and Director of Education Outreach Programs at the Minnesota Historical Society. He is also an Affiliated Instructor of History at the University of Minnesota.
Civics Education. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second yeare are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education. The commissioner shall award grants to entities that conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth.
Civics Education. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second yeare are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education. The commissioner shall award grants to entities that conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth.