The Public Humanities Program Grants support projects that preserve, promote, and share the history, literature, cultures, and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities, and their state.
Donor Name: Florida Humanities
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/04/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These projects aim to create opportunities for bringing people together to not only reflect on the history and heritage but also the current cultural and civic life.
Priorities
Applications from the following types of organizations and/or types of projects will be prioritized for support:
- small to mid-sized organizations with preference given to those with an annual operating budget of less than $500,000
- first time applicants and those who have never received funding from Florida Humanities
- organizations located in a Rural Area of Opportunity (RAO) or an economically distressed community
- projects designed for underserved audiences or communities
- projects that consider appropriate accessibility accommodations when planning their programming
- projects that are free and open to the general public.
Grant funding may be utilized to support the design and implementation of programming presented through a variety of formats. Previously funded projects have included:
- public lecture series, panel discussions, and community forums grounded in the humanities
- facilitated reading and discussion groups
- exhibitions with complementary humanities-based public programming
- oral history or story collection projects that share community histories through public programming or digital archives
- films with post-screening facilitated discussion
- humanities-based media projects such as podcasts, mobile apps, short films, and radio programming
- living history presentations and demonstrations of traditional arts
- interpretation at historic sites
- scholar-led walking tours Central to all projects is the involvement of humanities scholarship and subject-area expertise to create programming that meets the needs and interests of a defined public audience. Projects that foster collaboration between multiple community partners are highly encouraged.
Funding Information
Award Amount: Up to $10,000.
Grant Period
All approved projects will have a 12 month grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from Florida-based nonprofit organizations, state or local governments or one of their agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Eligible applicants must have both a verifiable Unique Entity ID and Federal ID number . The FEIN will be used to verify the organization’s nonprofit and financial status using GuideStar.
- Applications will not be accepted from:
- individuals, for-profit organizations, foreign governments/ organizations
- organizations applying through a fiscal sponsor Organizations that are requesting support for a recurring event or program that has previously been funded by Florida Humanities, must demonstrate how their proposed programming is reaching new or expanded audiences or addressing new or different themes/topics.
For more information, visit Florida Humanities.
