Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Humanities Nebraska
\nLegal Name (if Different): Nebraska Humanities Council
\nAlso Known As: Humanities Nebraska
\nMailing Address: 215 Centennial Mall S., Ste. 330
\nCity: Lincoln
\nState: Nebraska
\nPostal Code: 68508
\nMain Phone: 402-474-2131
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/humanitiesnebraska.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 23-7359778
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 03\/18\/2026
\nRequested Amount: $10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Expanding Prime Time Family Reading in Nebraska
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Prime Time Family Reading is a six-week reading and discussion program that brings the humanities to underserved children and their parents. Designed for lower-income families in communities where student reading scores do not meet Nebraska state standards, Prime Time encourages children and their parents to bond around the activity of reading rather than passively watching television during \u201cprime time\u201d hours. Three different formats are offered: Prime Time Family Reading for families with children ages 6-10, Prime Time Preschool for families with children ages 3-5, and Prime Time Online. Every program is open to any family, but program sites may choose books focusing on: African-American experiences, Native American culture, bilingual for Spanish-speaking families, trilingual for Spanish-speaking and Karen-speaking families, and English-only for a diverse, multicultural group of families.
\nIn 2025, Prime Time saw a dramatic increase in partnerships and program applicants at the same time we unexpectedly lost our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Our usual practice is to accept every Prime Time application that\u2019s submitted, but the loss of NEH funding turned Prime Time applications into a competitive process. We now select sites based on demographics, number of families reached, geography, and strength of the team\u2019s preliminary plans, while prioritizing new sites and returning sites who reach the required minimum of seven families. We are still refining our criteria for this newly competitive process, but we hope this is a temporary change. We currently have 25 programs underway for the Spring semester, reduced from 30 applications received. <\/p>\n
We completed our 500th Prime Time in December 2024, and more than 21,000 people have participated in the program since its inception. The importance of this program in the state of Nebraska can’t be understated! <\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $249,800<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): We have funding from a state appropriation, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment (NCE), and local private funders and foundations. <\/p>\n
Project Duration: Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
\nGeographical Area Served: Statewide Nebraska (Urban and Rural)
\nAge Group To Be Served: Preschool and Elementary Age<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs
\nContact First Name: Erin
\nContact Last Name: Moran
\nContact Title: Director of Development
\nContact Phone: 402-474-2131, ext. 107
\nContact Email: erin@humanitiesnebraska.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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