Florida Humanities has awarded $85,300 in Environmental Humanities Program Grants to 10 organizations to support meaningful environmental humanities programming across Florida.
Environmental Humanities Program Grants provide up to $10,000 in funding to nonprofits and public institutions for humanities programs that help the public reflect on the changing world around us, but also to celebrate Florida’s diverse physical landscapes.
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The newly awarded grants are listed below:
Florida Keys History & Discovery Foundation (Monroe) – $10,000
“’Coastal Connections’ Curriculum Suite”
The Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation will develop a pilot middle school curriculum that draws on the museum’s past and current exhibitions and collections to explore the importance of the area’s ecological heritage.
Gadsden Arts (Gadsden) – $10,000
“Clyde Butcher’s Everglades: Art, Humanities, and Florida’s Environment”
Gadsden Arts will host an exhibition and complementary programming that features the works of noted Florida environmental photographer Clyde Butcher.
Groundwork Jacksonville (Duval) – $10,000
“LaVilla Remembered: Black History along the Emerald Trail”
Groundwork Jacksonville will develop and host a series of historian-curated walking tours along the LaVilla Link of the Emerald Trail.
Impact Edition (Miami-Dade) – $8,500
“Live Reading Picnics Under the Trees”
Impact Edition will host a series of outdoor interactive storytelling circles led by environmental leaders, scholars and artists
Jacksonville Public Library (Duval) – $7,500
“Jacksonville Public Library: Conservation Series”
The Jacksonville Public Library will host a series of conversation programs that explore conservation from a variety of historical, cultural and ethical perspectives.
Sacred Lands Preservation & Education (Pinellas) – $8,300
“Indigenous Peoples’ Gardens”
Sacred Lands will install an Indigenous Peoples’s Graden featuring interpretive educational signage and plants native to Florida during the time of the Tocabaga.
St. Petersburg Preservation (Preserve the ‘Burg) (Pinellas) – $10,000
“Bayboro Harbor Historic Marker and Community Engagements”
St. Petersburg Preservation will document the environmental and cultural history of Bayboro Harbor through interpretive signage, public programming, and a printed brochure.
Springfield Preservation & Revitalization (Duval) – $6,000
“Historic Springfield Tree Walks & Arboretum”
Springfield Preservation & Revitalization will host community walking tours and install tree tags throughout Springfield’s historic district that document the community’s environmental heritage.
Suncoast Storytellers (Hillsborough) – $10,000
“Watershed Stories”
Suncoast Storytellers, in partnership with USF’s CRESCENDO program, will host a storytelling project that marries scientific data with personal narratives to elicit meaningful community conversations about environmental topics and concerns.
Time Sifters Archaeology Society (Sarasota) – $5,000
“Tree Rings as Poetry: Reciprocity, Storytelling & Science from Florida Trees”
Time Sifters, in partnership with the New College Public Archaeology Lab, will host a one-day public program that brings together science, storytelling and Indigenous perspectives to explore how Florida’s trees record environmental history.
