Deadline: 29-Sep-20
The Humanities Guåhan is seeking applications for the 2020 Community Grant Program.
Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Guåhan provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, institutions, and ad-hoc groups for humanities programs aimed at public audiences.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for up to $10,000 in matching funds for humanities programming.
Humanities programs that are eligible for the 2020 Community Grant include, but are not limited to:
- lectures, seminars, conferences, workshops, film or book discussion series, panel discussions, interpretive exhibits, permanent and traveling fairs, festivals and tours, and media productions including publications, radio and television programming, and film and video. Humanities Guåhan encourages applicants to design innovative program formats and programs that stimulate discussion between diverse groups.
- Study of history, modern and classical language, literature, law, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Anthropology, archeology and political science are also considered part of the humanities, as are interdisciplinary areas, such as Pacific studies, CHamoru studies, Micronesian studies, Asian studies, American studies, women and gender studies, ethnic studies, and the study of folklore and folklife. Humanities projects may also apply humanities perspectives to current political, social or economic concerns and issues.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any nonprofit group, organization, or institution operating in Guam is eligible to apply for a grant. An organization need not be incorporated or tax-exempt. Organizations and ad-hoc groups must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number by the application deadline to be eligible for this grant.
- Examples of eligible organizations include libraries, museums, civic groups, local government, schools and universities, historical societies, educational broadcasting stations, and ad hoc groups assembled for the sole purpose of planning and presenting a humanities activity.
- Humanities Guåhan especially encourages proposals from the villages and from those groups aiming to gain experience in planning humanities programs. Projects proposed jointly by academic and community groups are encouraged. Co-applicants must also be nonprofit groups.
For more information, visit http://www.humanitiesguahan.org/programs/community-grants
