TRANSFORMING DETROIT HISTORY IN THE AGE OF COVID [THE MICHIGAN HISTORY CENTER (MHC), THE STATE'S HISTORY AGENCY, IS REQU...

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TRANSFORMING DETROIT HISTORY IN THE AGE OF COVID [THE MICHIGAN HISTORY CENTER (MHC), THE STATE'S HISTORY AGENCY, IS REQUESTING $200,000 TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION IN DETROIT IN THE LIGHT OF THE ONGOING DOUBLE PANDEMIC. AS WE RESHAPE OUR WORK THROUGH A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY LENS, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PANDEMIC-DELAYED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN DETROIT, CENTERED ON REINTERPRETING THE ULYSSES AND JULIA GRANT HOME AND AUDITING AND EXPANDING THE CITY'S MICHIGAN HISTORICAL MARKERS. NEH FUNDING WILL HELP MHC MOVE THESE IMPORTANT PROJECTS FORWARD WHILE GIVING US BREATHING SPACE TO REBUILD OUR FINANCIAL CAPACITY.] [PURPOSE:' THE CREATION OF THE DETROIT HISTORIAN POSITION TO SPEARHEAD STATE HUMANITIES PROJECT USING A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY LENS (DEIA).  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CREATION OF A FULL-TIME HISTORIAN POSITION DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN'S LARGEST CITY. THE HISTORIAN WILL AUDIT AND EXPAND DETROIT'S HISTORIC MARKERS AND CREATE A REINTERPRETATION PLAN FOR THE ULYSSES AND JULIA GRANT HOME.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF A PLAN TO EXPAND AND UPDATE DETROIT'S HISTORIC MAKERS USING A DEIA LENS AND A REINTERPRETATION PLAN FOR THE GRANT HOME. ESTABLISHMENT OF A HISTORIAN POSITION FOR DETROIT.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ULTIMATELY, UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORK, THE RESIDENTS OF DETROIT AND VISITORS TO DETROIT AND THE GRANT HOME.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]