The DC Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) aims to document, preserve, and celebrate the lived experiences of all Washington, DC residents and communities. This is accomplished through providing training, mentorship, resources, programs, and funding to both current and aspiring oral historians.
This grant supports the creation of public humanities programs in Washington, DC, encouraging innovative interpretations of humanities scholarship for public audiences. Projects may include documentary films, events, performances, publications, curricula, tours, exhibits, digital humanities projects, and archives. Funded by the District of Columbia Government through the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, it seeks projects that incorporate humanities disciplines, are connected to Washington, DC, are innovative, of educational interest to a wide audience, and are publicly accessible. Examples include neighborhood walking tours, conferences on national issues' local impacts, civic engagement dialogues, exhibitions with a humanities theme relating to DC, and documentary films showcased in a HumanitiesDC sponsored film festival.