The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) is pleased to announce the availability of two $25,000 humanities grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) entitled “A More Perfect Union: Understanding the Importance of Culture and Community in the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Donor Name: Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI)
U.S. Territory: U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 9 months
Details:
CFVI invites proposals from humanities organizations to explore the contributions that individuals from the U.S. Virgin Islands have made to the nation and the world.
CFVI is committed to equitable grantmaking and will consider geographic diversity and the importance of reaching underrepresented communities in its funding decisions.
Specifically, the project will explore and address the questions:
What is it about the mosaic of life in the U.S. Virgin Islands which has produced a contemporary (1917-current day) diaspora with an extraordinary number of successful individuals representing diverse spheres of interest? What can be done to protect, preserve and enhance this mosaic, and sustain a thriving culture and community in the USVI?
Funding Information
Up to $50,000 is available to fund two eligible applicants with awards of up to $25,000 to explore the questions below.
Grant Period
The period of performance is April 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022.
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- public and 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education
- state and local governmental agencies
- federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- non-public organizations or groups that have been constituted for non-profit purposes. Donations to such organizations or groups must be deductible under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C § 170(c)). It is not necessary that such organizations or groups be incorporated or have tax-exempt status.
Humanities organizations include, but are not limited to, museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, and public television stations
For more information, visit A More Perfect Union – Humanities Grants.
