The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), with the support of the state of Louisiana, is offering grants to cover general operating expenses for humanities-based organizations operating within the 64 parishes of Louisiana.
Donor Name: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
A grant of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. Award amounts are dependent on organizational annual operating budget categories as follows:
- less than $100,000: awards of $5,000
- $100,000-$999,999: awards of $10,000
- $1 million or more: awards of $15,000.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible operating expenses include (but are not limited to):
- Strategic Planning
- Hiring consultants
- Staff time
- Professional development or training
- Space rental
- Sustaining Operations
- staff retention (salaries, wages, and benefits)
- rent
- insurance
- utilities
- Capacity Building
- Hiring staff or contracting consultants
- Professional development or training.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must be humanities-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; public-facing organizations operating within accredited institutions of higher learning; state and local government agencies; or state or federally recognized Native American tribal governments in Louisiana.
For more information, visit LEH.
