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Grant Opportunities: Major and Mini Grants
Major Grants to Non-Profit Organizations
Major grants of over $2000 are awarded at biannual deadlines to non-profit organizations to support public humanities projects. Major grant applicants must register their Intent to Apply online prior to submitting a proposal. Major grant requests for projects in the research or content development phase (e.g., planning and script development) are limited to under $5000. Major grants support the production of live public programs and media programs as well as technical assistance for development of humanities resources and archives. Project formats include (but are not limited to): talks and lectures, historical dramatizations, panel discussions, book or film discussions, workshops, museum interpretations and public exhibits, oral histories, Teacher Institutes and the development of educational materials, documentary films, podcasts and radio programs.
The Major grant application deadlines for registered applicants are:
Fall Major Grants Cycle:
Intent to Apply due by 5 p.m. on September 1st
Applications due by 5 p.m. on October 15th
* Applicants are notified about major grant decisions about 8 weeks after the proposal deadline.
Monthly Mini Grants
Mini grant applications are accepted on the 1st of every month by 5:00pm.
Monthly Mini Grants to Non-Profit Organizations
Mini grants up to $2000 are awarded on a monthly basis to non-profitorganizations to support public humanities programs. Applications areto be completed online and submitted by or on the 1st of each month.Please contact grants staff prior to submitting an application todiscuss availability of funds.
Monthly Mini Grants to Individual Researchers
Mini grants up to $2000 are awarded on a monthly basis to individualresearchers to support research in the humanities. Applications are tobe completed online and submitted by or on the 1st of each month.Please contact grants staff prior to submitting an application todiscuss availability of funds.
Special Initiative RFPs
Special Initiative grants support both major and mini grant projectsthat are inspired by and respond to criteria deriving from theCouncil's Area of Inquiry theme. 2010 Special Initiative: Humanities Grants for Civic Education
Examples of Projects Previously Funded by RICH
Projects funded in 2006
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