Oregon Humanities accepting Applications for Public Program Grants
Donor Name: Oregon Humanities
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Public Program Grant funds a wide variety of programs and activities that explore challenging questions and strive for just communities, including community dialogues, lectures, online engagements, storytelling formats that center under told experiences, programming that connects exhibits to current experiences, and culturally specific and intercultural events. They accept applications for multilingual programs, but the grant application and reporting are required to be in English.
Funding Information
Oregon Humanities will award a total of up to $100,000 in PPG awards for 2023. The maximum award per organization is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements for Applicants:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the state of Oregon or be a federally recognized tribe in Oregon. Nonprofit applicants must be registered as a 501(c) (3) organization located in Oregon and be registered with the State of Oregon as a charitable organization.
- Be able to complete an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) W-9 form in order to receive an award payment from Oregon Humanities.
- Have an organizational budget under $1.5 million (not including any federal emergency Covid-19 funding) for their most recently completed fiscal year if the applicant is not a federally recognized tribe.
- Have a current Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number at the time of grant application submission.
Approved Activities for Awards
Public Program Grants can support program-related expenses that may include, but aren’t limited to, the following:
- Honoraria for facilitators and featured participants (excluding audience members)
- Program/event planning costs, including project planning and management salaries
- Supplies and materials
- Event space rental costs
- Labor and technical support for online events
- COVID-19 safety supplies for hosting in-person events (masks, cleaning supplies, etc.)
- Event advertising
- Printing and duplication
- Publication costs for electronic and print media, including distribution, promotion, and general handling (note: writing costs are not allowed)
- Equipment (maximum of $5,000) purchased to specifically support the program being proposed for funding.
- ADA access (note: capital expenditures are not allowed)
- Applicants may request an indirect cost rate of up to 10 percent of the total award request. These costs may include but aren’t limited to payroll processing, audit fees, office equipment (for general office purposes), purchases, or maintenance not directly related to the program.
- Documenting the program through production of video, audio, digital/print publication
- Programs can be in multiple languages or be in a language other than English.
For more information, visit Oregon Humanities.
