The Beyond the Archives grant opportunity funds community organizations and individuals to produce public humanities projects from existing oral history collections in any archive.
Donor Name: HumanitiesDC
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Potential projects may focus on neighborhoods, social organizations, political history, labor, faith-based groups, cultural trends, historic events, or other themes that draw on one or more collections of oral histories. All projects must be thematically focused on Washington, DC and must benefit District residents. Potential projects may include exhibitions, performances, listening stations, written research, film/video, curricula for K-12 and higher education, websites, and computer applications based on and directly using existing oral history collections. Selected grantees will work with staff from the DC Oral History Collaborative throughout their projects.
Funding Information
$12,000.
Grant Period
May 1, 2025 – April 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Individuals, community groups, and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for this grant.
- Individuals applying for this grant opportunity must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be a full-time resident of DC
- Provide proof of the above two requirements through a driver’s license, passport, or other form of identification.
- Organizations applying for this grant opportunity must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is registered and authorized to do business in Washington, DC with a physical mailing address in the District. DC residents should comprise most of its constituents.
- The organization must be registered as either a “Domestic” entity (an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (an entity that was incorporated in another state).
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of the following agencies:
- Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP)
- District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR)
- District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES)
- United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Agree that by signing the conditions document and accepting the funds, they will comply with: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which provides that grant recipients must take adequate steps to ensure that people with limited English proficiency receive the language assistance necessary to afford them meaningful access to grant-related programs, activities and services); (b) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin); (c) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex); (d) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (e) the Americans with Disabilities Act (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disabilities); (f) the Age Discrimination Act of 1973 (which prohibits discrimination against those 40 years or older); (g) the Labor Standards under Sections 5i and 7g of the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965; and (h) the regulations issued pursuant thereto by the National Endowment for the Humanities (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Chapter XI).”
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is registered and authorized to do business in Washington, DC with a physical mailing address in the District. DC residents should comprise most of its constituents.
For more information, visit HumanitiesDC.
