The Virginia Humanities is excited to announce the Regular Grants.
Donor Name: Virginia Humanities
State: Virginia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Virginia Humanities Funds
- Community forums and public discussions, including book or film discussion programs
- Community history projects, including oral histories
- Conferences and symposia, academic conferences where there is a strong public component
- Curriculum resources for K-12 classroom use
- Exhibits—physical and/or online
- Festivals and interpretive performances
- Institutes and similar programs for teachers
- Lectures and lecture series
- Media programs: production of films, script development, videos, television, radio, podcasts, websites, or digital media
- Project planning
- Print publications—books, brochures, exhibit catalogs, and interpretive maps
- Research that leads to programs having a direct public audience
- Travel expenses for project personnel (mileage and meals).
Funding Information
- Awards between $5,000-$20,000
- Period of performance is twelve months.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants (organizations) must qualify as one of the following:
- Non-profits established as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service
- 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education
- Other not-for-profit organizations as designated by the IRS
- Municipalities and units of government
- Tribal nations recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the United States federal government. Groups seeking funding that identify themselves as tribes/nations but are not recognized by the state or federal government are not eligible unless they apply in partnership with an eligible fiscal sponsor (incorporated nonprofit).
- Virginia Humanities acknowledges the following nations as recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia: Cheroenhaka Nottoway, Chickahominy, Chickahominy Indians Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Rappahannock, and Upper Mattaponi.
Ineligibility
Grant Funding May Not Support:
- Advocacy or political action; programs that promote a particular policy or point of view
- Creative or performing arts, unless used in a supporting role to enhance discussion
- Courses for credit, except those designed especially for teachers
- Indirect costs
- International travel
- Awards or gifts
- Building construction, restoration, or renovation
- Alcoholic beverages.
For more information, visit Virginia Humanities.
