Project Grant Deadline: Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing

The Council is offering another round of project grants for up to $2,000 each. Applications are due April 1, 2021 by 5:00 pm EST, and grant-funded projects must conclude by September 15, 2021.

Available project grants: The Council will fund project grants that support individual scholars, film and other media makers, and cultural producers—as well as nonprofit humanities organizations—in the production of accessible projects that connect audiences with the public humanities in the age of social distancing. These projects may document and interpret the experience of the pandemic in Rhode Island, create or extend humanities-learning practices that have been amplified or emerged in response to the pandemic, or encourage audiences to explore topics relevant to social, cultural, and civic life in Rhode Island.

This funding has been provided to the Humanities Council by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the federal CARES Act.

All applications must be submitted using the Council’s online grant portal. The Humanities Council is committed to a short turnaround (approximately four weeks) for the review and approval of grant requests. If you have not previously received a grant from the Council, you will need to follow the steps provided to create an account. Past grantees may login using their existing credentials. See below for more details about eligibility, the review process, and the grant program timeline.

Click here for application details and information about eligibility.

Questions? Contact Julia Renaud, Associate Director, Grants & Strategic Initiatives at juliarenaud@rihumanities.org.