Florida Humanities’ Community Project Grants will double, awarding up to $10,000 to support humanities-based learning experiences! In public humanities programming funded through this grant, Floridians are encouraged to engage in thoughtful reflection, analysis, and consideration of important topics relevant to local communities, and the state writ large.
Donor Name: Florida Humanities
State: Florida
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/19/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
This funding opportunity aims to increase public participation in — and access to — the humanities by providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful humanities-based programming to all. At its core, Community Project Grants embody their mission to preserve, promote and share the history, literature, culture and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities and their state.
Funding Information
Grants up to $10,000.
Contract Period
1 year.
Eligible Applicants
- Applicants may request up to $10,000. Florida Humanities funds may be used to support eligible project-related activities and expenses within the one-year grant period.
- Applications will be accepted from Florida-based public agencies (including libraries, museums, schools, and tribal governments) and Florida-based nonprofit organizations constituted for nonprofit purposes. Universities and colleges are encouraged to apply through Greater Good: Humanities in Academia.
- Individuals, for-profit organizations and foreign governments/organizations are not eligible for funding.
Eligible applicant organizations must note:
- A DUNS and Federal-ID number are required to apply.
- Upon award, register or obtain registration on SAM.gov in order to receive grant funding.
- Be in good standing with Florida Humanities (i.e. if a prior grantee, have submitted a final report and not violated any terms of the award).
- Not have another Florida Humanities Community Project Grant open. Organizations must close out their current Community Project Grant prior to submitting another proposal.
Types of Projects
- Community Project Grants support an array of public humanities programming that encourage community engagement in and with the humanities. Programming should be tailored to, and appropriate for, the subject matter, the applicant’s goals, as well as reflective of the interests and needs of the intended audience(s), particularly underserved communities.
- Florida Humanities encourages innovation with new approaches as well as use of time-tested formats such as: community conversations, interpretive exhibits (permanent or traveling, physical or digital), lectures and podcasts, community-wide reads, or reading- or film-and-discussion programs, book, film, and cultural festivals incorporating humanities activities, oral history projects, story-collection and sharing programs, interpretive tours or other types of site- or place-based humanities programming.
For more information, visit Community Project Grants.
