Story Forward’ addresses funding to previous or current grantees who wish to continue or advance their EMS projects in some way.
This may include but is not limited to:
- Oral histories: Extend or add new individuals, populations or places to the original oral history collection
- Museum exhibits and programs: Expand or add displays; travel the exhibit to other community-centered sites
- Documentary screenings: Introduce short films made to new audiences and new community venues; shoot new footage
- Educational materials for K-12 students: Create curricula, study and engagement guides, workshops or teacher professional development based on the original project
- Discussions: Facilitate new discussion programs or create engagement opportunities
- Archives: Add projects to existing or new archives and/or expand public access
- Humanities: Deepen the humanities content and contextualization, and/or work with new humanities advisors
- Partnerships: Partner with other organizations or people to create new opportunities
These examples do not include all project possibilities. Each project is unique. Successful projects depend on their organizations’ interpretations and abilities to further ‘expand’ the work and meet the overall aims of the Expand Massachusetts Stories grant.