Deadline: 22-Jul-20
Florida Humanities awards grants – known as Community Project Grants – to nonprofit organizations and public institutions across Florida whose projects strengthen vibrant communities and cultures, promote civic engagement, spark thoughtful community dialogue, and reflect on the human experience across the Sunshine State.
Applicants may request up to $5,000 for proposed projects, which must involve humanities scholar(s), attract diverse audiences, bring the public together for discussion, and be free and open to the public (or not cost prohibitive). To help guide you through the application, please see the following definitions:
- Humanities include the study of history, literature, culture, languages, law and political science, folklore, gender studies, religious studies, philosophy and sociology, art history, archeology and sociocultural anthropology, and civics. While these disciplines appear broad, humanities at its essence is the process of pursuing an understanding of the shared human experience. Humanities inspire, engage, and enrich both their selves and their communities.
- A Humanities Advisor is an individual with an advanced degree (M.A. or Ph.D.) in a humanities discipline and/or is actively engaged in research, writing, teaching or programming in that field.
These advisors should be designed to provide the core project team with multiple perspectives on the project. Humanities advisors could include individuals such as these:
- Humanities Scholars: an individual who has an advanced degree in a discipline of the humanities (Example: Anthropology Professor at a College or University)
- Subject Area Experts: an individual who does not possess an advanced degree, but has a demonstrated record of working, teaching, and/or publishing in a humanities discipline. Such individuals are likely recognized by others as experts in their field. (Example: Director of a Nonprofit or published historical exert)
- Community Experts: a community member with special knowledge of cultural traditions or local history, and/or who possess specialized skills or specific information related to the locality or target audience (Example: Native American tribal elder or local historians)
Eligibility Criteria
Humanities-rich projects come in all shapes and sizes. Ultimately, these projects should be bold, innovative, and potentially transformative to local communities.
Who Can Apply:
- Florida nonprofit organizations, municipalities and public intuitions are eligible.
- Although eligible for grants, colleges and universities are strongly encouraged to partner with and apply through local nonprofit organizations.
Who are ineligible:
- Individuals and for profit organizations are ineligible for Community Project Grants.
- Additionally, organizations with an open Community Project Grant from a previous cycle are ineligible to apply; all open grants must be closed before submitting a new proposal.
Special consideration may be given to the following:
- Proposals from organizations with annual budgets of less than $1 million
- Projects that reach new and/or underserved audiences
- Underserved audiences can be defined as those whose access to the humanities is limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.
- Projects that build on partnerships between two or more organizations or institutions
Types of Fundable Programs:
- Community conversations
- Digital and audio humanities projects
- Interactive websites that function as public humanities programs
- Museum exhibitions with related programming
- Oral history projects
- Outdoor heritage signage
- Panel Discussions or talk backs following theatrical productions
- Public lectures and panel discussions
For more information, visit https://floridahumanities.org/grants/community-project-grants/