The Expand Massachusetts Stories: Promises of the Revolution grant offers up to $20,000 for projects that collect, interpret and/or share narratives about the commonwealth, with an emphasis on the voices and experiences that have gone unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation.
Donor Name: Mass Humanities
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/09/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This year, the theme focuses on legacies of the American Revolution.
Theme: As Massachusetts prepares for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Mass Humanities seeks projects that explore how Massachusetts people, from the distant past to the present, fought for the core promises of the Declaration of Independence: equality for all; the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and the belief that the power of any government rests on the consent of the people. Projects 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 well-known stories from new perspectives; and create spaces for deep discussion of the meaning of these ideas for communities today. Mass Humanities believes such voices and stories hold the power to illuminate, question, and renovate the understanding of the Revolution as both history and inspiration.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $20,000 in project funds.
Project Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, proposed projects need to:
- Respond to the theme of Promises of the Revolution
- 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 public audiences outside of 4-year college faculty and students.
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.
