The Advancing Equity Track offers up to $20,000 for projects led by people from historically excluded communities.
Donor Name: Mass Humanities
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Projects should use the tools of the humanities—inquiry, contextualization, and reflection—to improve the shared understanding of Massachusetts’ peoples and places. Organizations are encouraged to explore and amplify previously unacknowledged voices from the past; make space for the lived experiences of Massachusetts residents from historically excluded communities; reconsider wellknown stories from new perspectives; or provide opportunities for people to engage their understandings of their communities through the humanities. Successful proposals will demonstrate how the project contributes to a more inclusive story of Massachusetts. Mass Humanities is especially interested in projects based in the knowledge and wisdom that exists locally. Expand Massachusetts Stories Grants are made possible by support from the Barr Foundation and the Mass Cultural Council.
Project Eligibility
Expand Massachusetts Stories grants can fund a wide range of projects. Applicants selected into the Advancing Equity Track will work with Mass Humanities to develop an application that meets the following project criteria. At the LOI stage, proposals should show potential to meet these criteria.
To be eligible, proposed projects need to:
- Have the goal of making narratives of Massachusetts accessible to Massachusetts residents at minimal cost to participants.
- Have a clear objective and completion date.
- Use the tools of the humanities—inquiry, contextualization, and/or reflection
- Be supported by a humanities advisor
- Primarily serve audiences outside of 4-year college faculty and students.
Potential projects may include
- Oral histories
- Community-centered museum exhibitions
- Facilitated discussions about underrepresented aspects of local histories
- Exhibits and programs focused on new interpretations of collections
- Short documentary films (15-30 minutes) or digital media projects that present new insights into the lives of Massachusetts residents past or present
- Teacher professional development focused on connecting Massachusetts narratives to K-12 curriculum.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant organizations must:
- Be a 501(c)(3), non-profit, fiscally-sponsored association or filmmaker, state or federally recognized tribe, or non-federal government organization.
- Serve Massachusetts residents.
- Be in compliance with state and federal regulations which bar discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and which require accessibility for persons with disabilities.
For more information, visit Mass Humanities.
