The West Virginia Humanities Council is offering mini grants to nonprofit organizations that provide public humanities programming for West Virginia audiences.
Donor Name: West Virginia Humanities Council
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Grant Size: $ 1,500
Details:
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities.
For grants and programming purposes, the term “humanities” encompasses the study of language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; law and jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; art history; and some aspects of the social sciences.
Funding information
- $ 1,500 maximum, support small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, brochures, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects.
- Applicants should allow six weeks entrey deadline and the start of the project.
Eligible Projects
- Be rooted in one or more of the humanities disciplines
- Involve qualified humanities scholars or expert practitioners in the project, as direct advisors
- Be sponsored by a nonprofit organization (NOTE: not required for Travel Assistance Program grants or Fellowships)
- Provide accurate budget requests, reflecting the actual costs of the project
- Secure dollar-per-dollar matching funds (NOTE: not required for Travel Assistance Program grants or Fellowships)
- Provide a 25% cash match (for grant requests of more than $ 1,500)
- Provide a comprehensive and adequate plan for publicity and dissemination of information
- Be open to or accessible by public audiences
- Provide a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the project
- Comply with federal nondiscrimination statutes
What they Fund
Allowable expenses for humanities projects and programs include the following:
- Honoraria for scholars
- Project-specific (ie non-regular) staff salaries
- Travel costs including per diems, mileage and lodging
- Supplies and materials
- Publicity and printing costs
- Postage and telephone costs
- Equipment and facilities rental
Eligibility Criteria
- The Council seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations that offer humanities-centered public programming for West Virginia audiences.
For more information, visit West Virginia Humanities Council.
