The California Humanities is inviting applicants to apply for the Quick Grants.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 and $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Humanities for All Quick Grants support impactful public humanities learning experiences that offer participants opportunities to draw upon the methods and insights of the humanities, foster greater understanding among people, and invite thoughtful reflection and consideration of topics important to Californians. In keeping with California Humanities’ mission, Humanities for All Quick Grants seek to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.
This program has a special focus on expanding public participation and increasing access to the humanities by reducing barriers to participation. They are interested in projects that will reach new and historically underserved audiences (in addition to general audiences) through providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful programs and activities. Successful Quick Grant projects foster connections between different communities or demographic groups, promote collaboration between institutions and organizations, and links humanities-associated organizations with other community partners and sectors.
Quick Grants are intended to support time-bounded projects, and not open-ended or ongoing programming activities. Funded projects should result in participatory learning experiences that feature active facilitation, discussion, or hands- on activities that encourage community engagement in and with the humanities implemented within the twelve-month grant period.
Special Areas of Focus
In addition to continue consideration of all eligible Quick Grant project applications, they are designating two special focus areas that align with California Humanities’ mission to broaden the reach of the public humanities.
- Arts + Humanities
- California Humanities recognizes the strong interconnections between the arts and humanities. Projects that will use humanities learning experiences or research methods to provide opportunities for the interpretation, analysis, or provide a greater contextual understanding of the visual and performing arts may apply for consideration under the Arts + Humanities designation. Applicants considering the Arts + Humanities focus area should provide a concrete explanation as to how their project will draw on humanities-based methodologies, disciplines, or bodies of knowledge in the design and implementation of this project.
- Youth Voices
- California Humanities has a strong interest in humanities programming that will reach and engage the next generation. Projects that will involve teens as primary program participants or audiences, as well as address topics or subjects of interest to them, may apply for consideration under the Youth Voices designation. Youth Voices projects must include programming activities that are accessible to members of the general public, in addition to the targeted youth participants. Closed group and in- school only programming are not eligible for Humanities for All Quick Grants.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request between $1,000 and $5,000 for project-related activities (honoraria for speakers or presenters, staffing costs, programming expenses including travel, equipment, publicity, promotion, venue rental, refreshments, and hospitality, etc.).
- Grant Period: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be accepted from California-based nonfederal public agencies and nonprofit organizations with federal tax-exempt status. Applicant organizations/fiscal sponsors must be California-based.
- Eligible applicant organizations (and project directors) must:
- Be in good standing with California Humanities, (e.g., if a prior grantee, have submitted and received approved for a final report to close the previous grant, and completed the 12-month waiting period before reapplying)
- Not have an active California Humanities grant or an application pending review (for any grant program); however, California Humanities will accept multiple applications by universities/colleges, libraries and art councils and other organizations that are pre-approved multi-application fiscal sponsors.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
