Ohio Humanities is proud to partner with the Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (AM250-OH) to make funds available for grants to non-profit, educational, and local governmental organizations to support educational and commemorative programming about the two-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the independence and founding of the United States.
Donor Name: Ohio Humanities
State: Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
America 250-Ohio grants will draw attention to the achievements, struggles, honors, innovations, and significance of all people in Ohio since before its founding to the present day.
Grant Funding Levels
- Buckeye Impact Grants
- Grant amounts up to $50,000
- Projects should have a statewide, regional, or significant local impact.
- Project types may include significant exhibitions, regional commemorative activities, substantial digital and documentary media projects, and signature public events.
- Trillium Local Activity Grants
- Grant amounts up to $5,000
- Projects should have a local or community-wide impact
- Project types may include exhibitions, exhibits, interpretative panels, local commemorative programs or activities, local public events, educational and public programs, and smaller digital and documentary media projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profits registered with the State of Ohio, educational, and local governmental organizations located in Ohio. Individual artists, authors, or performers must apply through a fiscal agent/sponsor.
The following organizations or institutions are eligible so long as the funds are used for the celebration and/or commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States’ independence and draw attention to the history and culture of Ohio from before its founding to the present day.
- School Districts and other K-12 educational institutions (Educational Service Centers, private/parochial schools, etc.)
- Local and Regional Governmental entities (libraries, park districts, cultural arts centers, local government bodies, etc.)
- Institutions of Higher Education
- Faith-based organizations (provided they do not advocate for religious beliefs)
- Fiscal Agents/Sponsors are only eligible when providing their services to an individual or state agency.
- Individual artists, authors, or performers must apply through a fiscal agent/sponsor.
- If an individual has a special case, please contact a Program Officer.
Types of Institutional Missions and/or Project Goals Eligible for Support:
- Organizations with a primary mission to provide education about the history, culture, and peoples of Ohio and the United States.
- Organizations with a primary mission to commemorate the history and culture of Ohio and its residents.
- Organizations or projects that are dedicated to the ongoing process of communicating the stories that relate to or arise out of the history of Ohio and the United States.
- Organizations that foster tourism, civic engagement, or economic development.
- Economic development organizations such as Chambers of Commerce and Main Street organizations are eligible if the project is closely connected to the AM250-OH mission and goals.
For more information, visit Ohio Humanities.
