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.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
In keeping with California Humanities’ mission, Humanities for All Quick Grants seek to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand the shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape the 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
- 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
May 1, 2024–April 30, 2025.
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.
Please Note:
- Organizations and project directors previously awarded a Humanities for All Quick Grant or Project Grant are required to wait one year following the submission and approval of their final report before applying again for California Humanities funding.
- Individuals or organizations lacking federal tax-exempt status must apply through a fiscal sponsor with non-profit status and must submit a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or other document that outlines the arrangements between the two parties that will ensure the smooth administration of the project and management of the California Humanities award. Please note, fiscal sponsors must be based in California.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
