The MSAC funding will be used to support the ongoing Baltimore Field School (BFS), which is part of UMBC’s Public Humanities program (initiated in 2019) and led by co-PI Sarah Fouts (Assistant Professor of American Studies). BFS currently partners with organizations such as Creative Alliance, Mera Kitchen Collective, and Black Yield Institute, to connect UMBC graduate students, staff, and faculty with community partners in building ethical and sustainable research and teaching projects. Grant funds will support the FY 2025 BFS 2-day workshop (with community collaborators and UMBC affiliates), community-based documentary projects and the adoption of two Public Humanities projects into new and existing courses at UMBC.