Applications are open for the Second Round of California Humanities Relief Grants to provide general operating support to public humanities-focused organizations.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $20,000
Details:
Purpose
The primary purpose of the California Humanities Relief Grants is to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. This funding is meant to assist public humanities organizations and cultural institutions. The Relief Grant program will direct funds for short term general operating support that will enable applicants to meet the immediate needs of their communities and respond to current challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. In keeping with California Humanities’ mission, these Relief Grants aim to provide support to organizations that have experienced the cancellation of their public humanities activities due to a decrease or loss of revenue, cancellation of programming opportunities, or loss of paid staff or venues as a direct result of COVID-19.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request between $5,000 and $20,000 in general operating support.
- Grant awards will be determined in proportion to an organization’s budget size.
- Grant requests can be no more than 10% of an organization’s current operating budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be accepted from California-based public agencies and California-based nonprofit organizations, accredited public and 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education, state and local government agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments with a minimum two-year organizational history.
- Applicants that would like to apply under an eligible fiscal sponsor must be able to demonstrate that the fiscal sponsor will make substantive contributions to the success of the project.
- Applicants will be accepted from recognized humanities provider organizations (museum, library, archive, historical society, cultural center, public media outlets, humanities department or division of a K-12 educational institution, college, university, or tribal government) AND other organizations that can demonstrate a substantial track record of public humanities work within the past five years.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
