\u201cThe grant projects announced today represent the very best of humanities scholarship and programming,\u201d said NEH Chairman William Adams. \u201cNEH is proud to support programs that illuminate the great ideas and events of our past, broaden access to our nation\u2019s many cultural resources, and open up for us new ways of understanding the world in which we live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers is one of over a dozen grant categories that NEH funds. The purpose of this grant category is to support a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators that address central themes and topics in American history, government, literature, art history and other humanities fields related to historic landmarks. For the seventh year, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University has been awarded a grant in this category for \u201cThe Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, History, and Culture of the Mississippi Delta\u201d workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are pleased that the National Endowment for the Humanities continues to support the \u2018Most Southern Place on Earth\u2019 workshops,” said Dr.Dr. Rolando Herts, director of The Delta Center. “These workshops have educated and inspired so many teachers and students across the country. The Mississippi Delta was designated by Congress as a National Heritage Area in 2009. This means that our region is federally recognized as a cultural landscape featuring many educationally and economically significant landmarks. <\/span><\/p>\n “Over the years, the NEH workshops have created a network of over 500 educational and cultural ambassadors for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. We look forward to working with NEH to continue to build this network toward the benefit of our region, our nation and our world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Participants take what they have learned from the workshops back to their schools and communities, sharing stories and lessons from the MDNHA with students, colleagues, family and friends, nationally and globally. Over the years, many past participants have made return visits to the region, bringing others with them, which has broadened the NEH workshops\u2019 educational and economic impact.<\/span><\/p>\n Institutions and independent scholars in 42 states and the District of Columbia will receive NEH support. Complete state-by-state listings of grants are available\u00a0online.<\/span><\/p>\n The mission of The Delta Center is to promote greater understanding of Mississippi Delta culture and history and its significance to the world through education, partnerships and community engagement. The Delta Center serves as the management entity of the MDNHA and is the home of the NEH\u00a0Most Southern Place on Earth workshop and the International Delta Blues Project. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/academics\/delta-center-for-culture-and-learning\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The MDNHA\u00a0a is a partnership between the people of the Mississippi Delta and the National Park Service. The MDNHA was designated by U.S. Congress in 2009 and is governed by a board of directors representing agencies and organizations defined in the congressional legislation. 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<\/a>The Most Southern Place on Earth workshops expose K-12 educators from throughout the United States to the Mississippi Delta\u2019s rich history and cultural heritage. The workshops use an experiential learning approach, engaging participants directly with historically and culturally significant people and places in the MDNHA.<\/span><\/p>\n