The Rural Grants support educational, historical, and cultural organizations offering public humanities programs to rural communities throughout the state.
Donor Name: Humanities Texas
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
They are pleased to announce that Humanities Texas is able to reopen two grant lines with support from private philanthropy.
Rural grants of up to $2,500 are available for humanities programs developed for public audiences. Eligible nonprofit organizations must be based in one of the 196 Texas counties with a population of 60,000 residents or fewer.
Humanities Texas major and mini-grants have been serving rural Texas for over fifty years. With this new grant line, they aim to expand the service to rural communities, where access to philanthropic resources can be limited.
Funding Information
Awards of up to $2,500.
Eligibility Programming
- Rural grants support public programs in the humanities. Humanities content, themes, and topics include, but are not limited to, the following: history, literature, heritage, art history, philosophy, social sciences, and contemporary society and culture.
- Eligible programs can take many different formats, such as book discussions, conferences, lectures and panel discussions, exhibitions, festivals, film screenings, living history, media productions, oral history, workshops, and educational digital and web media.
If you are interested in applying for a grant to cover the cost of renting a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition.
All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome.
Eligibility Criteria
- Humanities Texas welcomes proposals from applicants based in Texas counties with a population of 60,000 residents or fewer.
- Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, museums, libraries, cultural centers, historical associations, city governments, county judge offices, community colleges, and school districts.
For more information, visit Humanities Texas.
