The Quick Grants are small implementation grants that support small-scale humanities activities such as discussion-based public programs, exhibitions, and tours.
Donor Name: Connecticut Humanities
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Quick Grants support a wide range of community-oriented, public programs that help us understand and appreciate human history, culture, values, and beliefs. Quick Grants may fund implementation of small exhibitions, discussion-based public programs, local history tours, and community reading projects. All Quick Grant proposals must demonstrate significant humanities scholarship and content and must be:
- Open to the general public
- Free or low-cost to attend
- Clearly interpretive and based in the humanities
Funded projects may serve to expand and enrich other public presentations such as exhibitions or performances provided, they are not being used as a cash match in another CTH grant.
Funding Priorities
Connecticut Humanities (CTH) gives priority to projects that include significant humanities scholarship and content, explore topics and stories in an inclusive, diverse, and equitable manner, and do one or more of the following:
- Engage individuals and communities in the exploration of contemporary issues.
- Advance creativity and demonstrate ingenuity and innovation.
- Present accessible content that provokes, challenges, educates, and inspires.
- Ensure access to the project’s content and scholarship beyond the length of the grant.
- Foster collaboration among organizations, groups, and communities.
Funding Information
- Awards may not exceed $4,999.
- All CTH grant funded activities must occur and be completed within the twelve (12) month project period.
Eligible Expenses
- Salary and wages for work directly related to the project
- Purchase of materials and rental of equipment needed to produce the exhibit
- Design and production of interpretive exhibition labels and panels
- Expenses for video recordings, audio recordings, or photography used in the exhibit
- Printed programs, brochures or other educational material associated with the exhibit or event
- Transportation between sites (for multi-venue tours)
- Performer fees
- Film screening fees
- Discussion leader honoraria
- Book purchase for titles used in Community Reads programs
- Speaker/performer travel expenses
- Equipment rental for use in public performance/presentation
- Venue rental
- Direct promotion and advertising expenses
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant organization must:
- Be incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors that meets regularly OR be a municipality in the state of Connecticut OR be a Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe
- Provide significant programs and/or services to the public on a regular basis, including open hours and special events; or function as a professional service organization that supports humanities program providers
- Be in compliance with all terms and conditions of previous Connecticut Humanities grants
For more information, visit Connecticut Humanities.
