Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2027 Museums, Exhibits, and Collections Grants.
Donor Name: Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
For organizations and local governments in Minnesota to support Museums, Exhibits, and Collections throughout the state.
Funding Information
- MHC will award $1,500,000 in Community Identity & Heritage, Museums, Exhibits, and Collections grants (less allowable administrative fee) to MHC for design, award, and monitoring of the grant program.
- Funding for this program was appropriated in two appropriations over the biennium. $750,000 is available for Fiscal Year 2026 and $750,000 is available for Fiscal Year 2027. MHC will administer these funds in one grant round, as outlined in this RFP, for the following grant periods:
- Grant Period 1: November 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026
- Grant Period 2: July 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
- Grant Periods 1 and 2: November 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027
- You may request any amount of funding up to $200,000 each year for each grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant is eligible to apply for funding:
- If the applicant is in good standing with the IRS,
- If the applicant is in good standing with MHC, and
- If the applicant is working to:
- Preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota,
- Provide education and student outreach in cultural diversity,
- Support the development of culturally diverse humanities programming, including arts programming, by individuals and organizations, or
- Empower communities in building identity and culture, including preserving and honoring communities whose Indigenous cultures are endangered or disappearing.
For more information, visit Minnesota Humanities Center.
