The INcommon Grants provide tax-exempt organizations with funds to develop and implement public programs that use the humanities to explore subjects related to race and ethnicity.
Donor Name: Indiana Humanities
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grant-supported programs may examine a variety of topics, including the longer histories driving contemporary debates around immigration, gentrification, incarceration, policing, institutional racism, the legacies of segregation in housing and education, and more.
Indiana Humanities Support
As the INcommon name suggests, they’re eager to support proposals that utilize the tools and methods of the humanities to foster dialogue and understanding on topics related to race and ethnicity. They know that these conversations can be difficult, but they believe the humanities can create a space for people to come together to learn, consider different points of view, sometimes model respectful disagreement and discover shared values.
Indiana Humanities welcomes diverse projects from across Indiana, addressing different themes and using a variety of public humanities formats. INcommon Grants can be used to support new or ongoing public humanities programs that align to the key themes outlined below.
Such projects may include reading series and civic reflection discussions; public lectures or panels; film screenings and discussions; or the creation of exhibits, web projects, podcasts, walking tours or documentary films.
Indiana Humanities gives high priority to projects that include community discussion and conversation at the heart of their proposed activities. Successful proposals will include input from humanities scholars, including as advisers or facilitators.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: Up to $5,000
- Date by Which Projects Must Be Completed: Within one year of notification
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an INcommon Grant, you must apply on behalf of a tax-exempt organization that’s registered with the Internal Revenue Service; K-12 schools, colleges and universities, public libraries, churches and government entities are also eligible. They will not award INcommon Grants to individuals, nonregistered entities or for-profit entities.
Your project must:
- Contain a strong focus on the humanities. When considering which humanities-related projects to fund, the program use guidelines provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. According to the NEH, the humanities include activities in the following disciplines:
- Literature, Comparative religion, Language, Law, History, Ethics, Philosophy, Theory, history and criticism of the performing and visual arts, Archaeology, Social sciences that have humanistic content and/or humanistic method
- Include humanities scholars in planning and implementation
- Be intended for a public audience
- Be presented at a site that is accessible according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Include a plan for execution
- Not exceed $5,000 in requested funding
- Demonstrate at least a 50 percent match in cash or in-kind contributions from organization or other sources
For more information, visit Indiana Humanities.
