Humanities for All is a grant program that supports projects in the public humanities. This program responds to the needs and interests of Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: $10,000 to $25,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
This program aims to increase public participation in and access to the humanities by providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful humanities-based programming. They are particularly interested in programming that will engage new and historically underserved communities in addition to already-established audiences. Programming that fosters connections between different communities or demographic groups, promotes networking and collaboration between institutions and organizations, and links humanities-associated organizations with other community partners and sectors is also desired.
Project Grants are intended to support time-bounded projects, not open-ended activities. Projects should result in some tangible public humanities programming activity within the two-year grant period; however, projects that show potential for extension or amplification beyond the grant period are welcomed.
Funding Information
- Project Grants ($10,000 to $25,000) are awarded twice a year to large scale public humanities projects of up to two-years duration from the award date.
- Grant Period: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from California-based public agencies (including libraries, museums, schools, universities and colleges, and tribal governments) and California-based nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status. Individuals, or organizations that do not have federal tax-exempt status, must apply under the auspices of an eligible fiscal sponsor.
Eligible applicant organizations (including fiscal sponsors) and project directors must:
- Be in good standing with California Humanities, (e.g., if a prior grantee, have submitted a final report and closed the previous grant), and
- Not have an active California Humanities grant or an application pending review in another California Humanities grant program. However, California Humanities will accept multiple applications by universities/colleges, public library systems, and art councils. Organizations that operate an established fiscal sponsorship program that has been pre-approved by California Humanities list of multi-application fiscal sponsors may also submit multiple applications. Recipients of a currently active Humanities Relief or Recovery grant may apply for a Humanities for All Project Grant.
- Organizations (and Project Directors) that have previously been awarded a Humanities for All Project Grant or Humanities for All Quick Grant are required to wait one year following the submission of their final report before applying for another Humanities for All Grant.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
