The Mississippi Humanities Council is accepting applications for its Legacy Grants.
Donor Name: Mississippi Humanities Council
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Legacy Grants is to support larger projects that enhance a community’s capacity to explore and promote local history, leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.
Funding Information
Up to $20,000.
Eligible Projects Include
Examples include expansion or enhancement of local history museums, development of multimedia historical tours, publication of community histories, community-wide oral history or archival projects, online exhibits, or substantial documentary media projects.
Eligibility Criteria
America250 Mississippi grants are intended to serve Mississippians. Events funded by program grants and mini grants should be free and open to the public. Organizations or groups that apply must be Mississippi-based and constituted for nonprofit purposes. It is not necessary that such organizations or groups be incorporated or have tax-exempt status. Typical organizations eligible for grants include:
- Private nonprofit organizations
- Local or statewide historical societies
- Institutions of higher education
- State, local and Indian tribal governments
- Community and cultural organizations
- Educational and professional groups
- Museums
- Libraries
- Public agencies & municipalities
- Non-commercial radio and television stations
- Convention & Visitors Bureaus
For more information, visit Mississippi Humanities Council.
