THE FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND APPRECIATION OF THE HUMANITIES AMONG THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE. ITS MISSION - TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES AND INFORMED CITIZENS BY PROVIDING FLORIDIANS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE HERITAGE, TRADITIONS AND STORIES OF OUR STATE AND ITS PLACE IN THE WORLD - IS ACHIEVED BY RE-GRANTING AND ADMINISTERING FUNDS AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND BY PROVIDING PUBLIC HUMANITIES EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF FLORIDA.