GRANTMAKING

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Grantmaking Program funds nonprofit organizations and individual researchers to stimulate new research in the humanities, spark thoughtful community exchange, build new audiences for the humanities, innovate new methods in the humanities, and advocate for the importance of the humanities for a lively and engaged democratic public.

FUNDING AREAS

PUBLIC PROJECTS

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities supports public humanities projects that enrich and enliven the life of our state through a variety of formats including: community conversations, talks and lectures, new media technology, museum interpretations and exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, book or film discussions, oral histories, and radio shows.

offered as:

major grant, annually
mini grants, quarterly

Featured Grants in Public Projects

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities supports documentary films that preserve Rhode Island’s stories and bring its history to life. The Council follows a three-phase approach to funding documentary films:

offered as:

Phase 1: Research (mini grant)
Phase 2: Script Development (development level major grant)
Phase 3: Production & Post Production (major grant)

It is only on a rare occasion that the Council funds finishing or post-production for a film for which we have not funded its development. You can learn more about documentary film grants, by reviewing the Grant Guidelines PDF (at left).

Featured Grants in Documentary Film

K 12 CIVIC EDUCATION

Democracy Demands Wisdom: K-12 Civic Education Grants support projects that enhance the humanities components of K-12 education through the creative integration of the Rhode Island Social Studies Grade Span Expectations in teaching and learning, in order to cultivate the civic leaders of future generations.

Civic education grants have taken the form of:

curriculum development & implementation
field trips
student research
teacher development & workshops
programs that creatively engage students in history, their local communities, and civic action

offered as:

major grant, annually
mini grants, quarterly

Featured Grants in k-12 Education

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities supports original research that uncovers Rhode Island’s untold stories and sheds new light and insight on established stories. The Council supports new scholarship by awarding mini grants to independent researchers to conduct research and share their findings with the public.

offered as:

mini grants, quarterly

Featured Grants in Individual Research

GRANT TYPES & DEADLINES

MAJOR GRANTS (annually)

The Major Grant Program, for requests over $2,000, invites nonprofit organizations and schools to apply for funding in support of public projects, documentary films, and civic education initiatives beginning after April 1, 2017.

Major Grant Deadlines

Register your Intent to Apply: October 1 – November 1, 2017
Submit Draft for Staff Review (optional): December 1, 2017
Final Applications Due: January 15, 2018
Award notifications: mid-March 2018

All materials must be submitted to the Council through the online grants portal by 5:00pm EST on the day of the established deadline. Deadlines that fall on weekends or holidays are honored on the next business day. Please pay close attention to our grant deadlines. We want your proposal to get its fair consideration, but in fairness to other applicants and to the process, we cannot make any exceptions to our deadlines.

MINI GRANTS (quarterly)

The Mini Grant Program for requests up to $2,000 invites individual researchers, nonprofit organizations, and schools to apply for funding in support of public humanities projects, documentary film, civic education initiatives, and individual research.

Mini Grant Deadlines

November 1, 2017
February 1, 2018
May 1, 2018
August 1, 2018

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