Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming.
Donor Name: Humanities Texas
State: Texas
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:
- Mini Grants: Ongoing
- Major Grants: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Mini Grants: up to $2,000
- Major Grants: up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome.
Types of Grants
Humanities Texas offers three grant formats: mini-grants, major grants for community projects, and major grants for media projects.
- Mini-grants
- Mini-grants fund up to $2,000 of the costs associated with public humanities programs. These small grants—which are easy to apply for and administer, and are available on a rolling basis throughout the year—are particularly appropriate for funding a speaker and/or the rental of a traveling exhibition, including those provided by Humanities Texas.
- Major grants for community projects
- Major grants for community projects fund up to $20,000 of the costs for comprehensive public programs such as lectures, seminars, and conferences; book and film discussions; interpretive exhibitions and materials; town forums and civic discussions; and teacher workshops. Programs should reflect substantial participation by both humanities scholars and members of the target audience(s).
- Major grants for media projects
- Major grants for media projects fund up to $20,000 of the costs for film, radio, television, or interactive programming related to the humanities. Applicants may request funds for any phase of the project, including scripting, development, production, post-production, and in some cases, distribution and free public screenings. Humanities scholars should play an integral role in determining the content and approach of the project.
Grant Period
The grant period should encompass all aspects of the project. The grant period must range from two to twelve months. A proposed grant period may not overlap with an existing, open grant.
Eligible Projects
Funded projects take many different forms—lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes and workshops; reading and film discussion groups; site interpretations; the development and fabrication of interpretive exhibits; and the production of films, television and radio programming, and interactive media. However, all funded programs have the following characteristics in common.
- They are firmly grounded in the humanities
- Humanities scholars play an active role in their conception, design, and execution
- They are conducted in a spirit of open and informed inquiry
- They are directed primarily to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such asK-12 teachers, community college faculty, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome
- They are a single program (or single series of programs) for which there is a clear, coherent, and reportable outcome.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants are awarded to not-for-profit educational, cultural, and civic organizations. Organizations must have, or have applied for, tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. Fiscal sponsors are not eligible to receive Humanities Texas funding. The applicant organization must contribute substantively to the success of the program and will assume programmatic, financial, and legal responsibilities.
For more information, visit Humanities Texas.
