Humanities Tennessee is seeking applications for Opportunities Grants to provide financial support to nonprofit partners for public humanities projects.
Donor Name: Humanities Tennessee
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Details:
Opportunity grants provide financial support to nonprofit partners for public humanities projects. It is designed to encourage nonprofits to use humanities projects – those that engage the audience’s skills of inquiry, analysis, and reflection, and provide the historical and social contexts with which to do so – to strengthen work in their communities.
These projects are opportunities to educate, build, and coalesce Tennessee communities around the issues that propel a nonprofit’s mission. Whether you’re sharing local history, cultivating participation in the arts, conserving a watershed, safeguarding your neighborhood, or developing the workforce, the humanities can herald creative solutions and community improvement.
Funding Information
up to a maximum of $2,500 each
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible recipients include
- Tennessee non-profits with a committed interest in using public humanities projects to further their missions, and that have an annual budget of $150,000 or less.
Using the Opportunity Grant
This grant program does not require the submission of a grant application. Instead, partners must provide Humanities Tennessee with
- a request form
- a letter describing the project, the project expenditures, and how the project furthers the organization’s goals
- additional supporting materials as necessary.
What is Not Eligible for Humanities Tennessee’s funding
- Advocacy or social action
- Direct services (e.g., social, legal, health services, training, or counseling)
- Projects for fundraising purposes
- Building, construction, restoration, preservation, or archival projects
- The purchase of equipment is not vital to the project and solely in support of the project’s public humanities activities
- Library or museum acquisitions
- Individuals, fellowships, scholarships
- Research or conferences for scholarly or professional audiences
- Academic courses for credit
- Art activities or performances without examination of their social, historical or aesthetic context
- Food and beverage costs for audiences or alcoholic beverages
- Expenses incurred or paid before an application is approved by Humanities Tennessee
- Ongoing, routine activities, including operational support, or annual events
For more information, visit Opportunity Grants.
