Hi everyone,

Please see below for a new grant offering from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office. Let me know if you have any questions.

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"Latino Americans: 500 Years of History"

Latinos have a long and fascinating history in the United States dating back more than 500 years. Explore the rich stories, diverse cultures and painful clashes that have so powerfully shaped Latino lives and the nation.

Apply by May 1 at www.ala.org/latinoamericans<http://www.ala.org/latinoamericans>.

Up to 200 selected sites will receive:


-          Latino Americans<http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/>, an award-winning, six-part documentary series created for PBS, with public performance rights

-          Cash grants of $3,000 to $10,000 to support a Latino Americans: 500 Years of History program series (public film screenings, discussion groups, oral history initiatives, local history exhibitions, multi-media projects, performances and more)

-          Promotional materials to support local outreach

-          Access to additional programming and humanities resources developed by national project scholars, librarian advisors and outreach experts.

Eligible institutions include:

-          Libraries (public, academic and community college)

-          Community organizations

-          Youth groups

-          State humanities councils

-          Public television affiliate stations

-          Other educational and cultural institutions

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, created by the National Endowment for the Humanities<http://www.neh.gov/> and the American Library Association, is part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: Humanities in the Public Square<http://www.neh.gov/commongood>.



Please email ALA's Public Programs Office at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any questions.

Thank you!
Samantha Oakley
Program Coordinator
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
(312) 280-5287
American Library Association, Public Programs Office
50 East Huron Street, Chicago IL 60611


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