Applications are now being accepted for the Regular Grants.
Donor Name: Virginia Humanities
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Virginia Humanities Funds
- Community forums and public discussions, including book or film discussion programs
- Community history projects, including oral histories
- Conferences and symposia, academic conferences where there is a strong public component
- Curriculum resources for K-12 classroom use
- Exhibits—physical and/or online
- Festivals and interpretive performances
- Institutes and similar programs for teachers
- Lectures and lecture series
- Media programs: production of films, script development, videos, television, radio, podcasts, websites, or digital media
- Project planning
- Print publications—books, brochures, exhibit catalogs, and interpretive maps
- Research that leads to programs having a direct public audience
- Travel expenses for project personnel (mileage and meals).
Funding Information
Awards between $3,500-$15,000.
Grant Period
Period of performance is twelve months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or other eligible organization.
- Applicants may not apply in two grant opportunities at the same time
- Applicants may not apply to an opportunity (Rapid or Regular), if they were awarded a grant in the cycle immediately prior to the current cycle.
- Applicants may not have two grants open at the same time.
- Applicants must complete a final report and have it approved before applying for a new grant.
- Applicants may receive funding for the same project in two different grant cycles, but not for a third time.
Ineligibility
Grant Funding May Not Support:
- Advocacy or political action; programs that promote a particular policy or point of view
- Creative or performing arts, unless used in a supporting role to enhance discussion
- Courses for credit, except those designed especially for teachers
- Indirect costs
- International travel
- Awards or gifts
- Building construction, restoration, or renovation
- Alcoholic beverages.
For more information, visit Virginia Humanities.
