The Virginia Humanities is seeking applications for its VA250 Grant Program.
Donor Name: Virginia Humanities
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for up to $10,000, and a 1:1 match is required.
Grant Period
August 1, 2025 to September 1, 2026.
What They Fund
- 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).
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations are eligible to apply for VA250 Grants and Virginia Humanities grants at the same time
- Organizations can apply for one VA250 project at a time, and must complete the work on one before applying for another
- Projects should be focused on content related to the American Revolution and its legacy and applicants should work with their local VA250 Committees
- Who is eligible?
- 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 State 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
- Local committees and partners of your local VA250 Committee.
For more information, visit Virginia Humanities.
