Mini Grants are small grants of up to $2,000 that are available year-round to support innovative public programs that increase understanding of the human experience. Applicants may request up to $2,000 in Mini Grants per fiscal year (November 1 - October 31).

• Mini Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until funds are exhausted within our fiscal year (November 1 - October 31). Quarterly deadlines for Mini Grants have been eliminated.
• Proposals should be submitted to the online grants portal at least 60 days prior to project start date.
• Project periods are up to 12 months from start date indicated on the application. Only project costs incurred after the project start date are eligible. Projects must be completed within 12 months after start date.

After inheriting a box of 100 love letters written by her father to her mother during World War II, Jan Krulick-Belin set out on a five-year journey to discover the father that died of cancer in the fall of 1960 when she was just 6 years old. All her life, she struggled to keep Bill Krulick's memory alive, but her mother kept most details of their married life private, unable - or unwilling - to share them. Jan discovered details about her parents' great love story, unraveled family secrets, and learned about the war in North Africa and the horrific fate of the Jews in Morocco, Germany and France, bringing her even closer to her own Jewish roots. Listen to author Jan Krulick-Belin share her story of determination, love, family and the unbreakable bond between fathers and daughters.  Jan's talk is based on her book, Love, Bill: Finding My Father through Letters from World War II. 

Join LGBTQ migrant rights group Trans Queer Pueblo and AZ Justice That Works for a community discussion and participatory workshop to explore the impact of the social and legal expansion of police power on disproportionately marginalized communities. This is the second program of a three part series that examines the impact of the 1966 United States Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona, which popularized the "you have a right to remain silent" legal warning.

The Voces & Visiones Festival of the Arts, History and Culture brings together and bridges the peoples and cultures across the borderlands of Arizona and Mexico to open eyes, hearts and minds about who we are, how we live, and the ways we communicate our deepest emotions and insights at this unbounded region of adaptability and change. Join the Cochise College, Santa Cruz and at other public venues in Ambos Nogales, Tubac and Patagonia along with visiting and local artists, authors, historians, elders and educators for five days of interactive forums, art exhibits, community mural making & public altar, concerts, corrido, hip hop & poetry slams, history tours and talks, literacy events and readings, lectures and life lessons, as well as hands on family fun for all ages at this free public event. 

We are excited to announce the appointment of new officers to the Board of Directors.

Marcella Columbus is an Illinois native who graduated from Butler University in 2013 with a degree in Viola Performance and Music Theory. After spending a year in California, she moved to Arizona to receive her Master's in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from Arizona State University. Marcella currently serves as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for Fresh Start Women's Foundation. Marcella shared, "I am very excited to be an apprentice board member at Arizona Humanities through the Manifesto Project. Ever since I was young I have valued the humanities and have been intrigued by the human condition." Click here to read more about Marcella.

The Manifesto Project matches organizations with young professionals who receive high quality board and professional development training by serving a 1-year, non-voting term. Click here to learn more about the Manifesto Project.

Join Arizona Humanities at the Herberger Festival for the Arts from 11:30am - 5:00pm on Saturday, November 5th in downtown Phoenix. The festival celebrates arts and culture in our community with performances, music, film shorts and more! Stop by the Arizona Humanities table for free books for kids and families, and learn more about our upcoming programs. 

The festival is located in the Phoenix Convention Center Arcade (on Monroe Street) and the surrounding Herberger Theater Center.

	Still image from On Two Fronts: Latinos and Vietnam

On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam examines the Latino experience during a war that placed its heaviest burden on working class youth. Framing the documentary are memoirs of two siblings, Everett and Delia Alvarez, who stood on opposite sides of the Vietnam War, one as a POW and the other protesting at home. On Two Fronts raises issues that remain relevant today. In communities where there were few alternatives to service, war impacted every household - especially amongst Latinos. How did this affect the young men who served on the front lines? How did it impact their communities? During the Vietnam War Latinos began asking for the first time, what is the true cost of war and the appropriate price of citizenship? Professor Angela Giron with Arizona State University will moderate a discussion after the film.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in October to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month! Over 50 Arizona Humanities sponsored programs took place throughout the month - whether it was an AZ Speaks presentation, Grantee Program, Author + Talk, or FRANK Talks, we offer programs that give Arizonans the opportunity to come together to talk and listen to one another. Join us every month for humanities programs across the state.

Marcus Monenerkit, Community Engagement Curator at the Heard Museum presents "Beautiful Games: American Indian Sport and Art" which explores how sport and art delve into topics of innovation, creativity, and community on November 12th in Casa Grande.

Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie shares "The Long Walk of the Navajo People, 1864-1868" November 12 in Prescott and "Boarded Up: Social and Historical Interpretations of the American Indian Boarding School Era" in Camp Verde on November 29th.

Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Laura Tohe brings her presentation "Rising from Invisibility: Indigenous Arizona Women in Charge of Themselves" to Camp Verde on November 10th.

Royce Manuel (Akimel O'odham) and Debbie Nez-Manuel (Diné) present Aw-Thum Bow & Arrow "Don't Get the String Wet" at Burton Barr Library in Phoenix on November 19th and "Himdak doo IIna: A Way of Life. How Societies Shape Culture" in Camp Verde November 22nd.

• November 7 - Mini Grants Webinar
• November 11 - Office Closed for Veterans Day
• November 24 & 25 - Office Closed for Thanksgiving

Mission: Arizona Humanities builds a just and civil society by creating opportunities to explore our shared human experiences through discussion, learning and reflection.

Arizona Humanities is a statewide 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Arizona Humanities supports public programs that promote understanding of the human experience with cultural, educations, and non-profit organizations across Arizona.