The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), with the support of the State of Louisiana, is offering grant opportunities to support cultural organizations in ongoing efforts to mitigate previous impacts from emergency events and prepare for future threats.
Donor Name: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods, and a range of other types of emergency events, pose serious threats to Louisiana’s critical cultural infrastructure. The Emergency Mitigation and Preparedness Grant will help organizations better prepare for and respond to potential threats, reducing vulnerability and putting in place clear and current strategies for mitigating the effects of future emergencies.
The term “humanities” includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting the diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.
Funding Information
Organizations may request up to $10,000 to cover allowable costs. Cost sharing is not required.
Allowable costs must clearly and directly support emergency mitigation and preparedness activities that will reduce the effects of past or future natural disaster damage. Examples include (but are not limited to):
- Hire consultants to develop, update, or guide grantee staff in developing written emergency plans
- Underwrite staff time to create, update, and implement written emergency plans
- Support staff training, such as workshops or other professional development opportunities, directly related to emergency planning;
- Coverage or partial coverage of insurance storm deductible;
- IT support to underwrite moving servers and other local systems vulnerable to onsite flooding to the cloud;
- Physical repairs or improvements that reduce vulnerability.
Eligibility Criteria
Humanities-based organizations operating within the sixty-four parishes of Louisiana are eligible to apply. Organizations must be nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; public-facing organizations operating within accredited institutions of higher learning; state and local government agencies; or state and federally recognized Native American tribal governments in Louisiana. Organizations reaching underserved populations are particularly encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit LEH.
