Humanities Project Grant in the US

Deadline: 1-Nov-21

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affair’s Humanities Project Grants are now open to support for public humanities projects that encourage contemplation, spark conversation and engage the community.

Funding for the Humanities Project Grant is made possible by an appropriation from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency, to the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.

Eligible projects will use the humanities as the central resource to involve and benefit diverse groups of Iowans through educational programming that explore the human experience.

Funding Information

Applicants may request funding for eligible one-time project expenses that are incurred and expended within the eligible funding period.
- Minimum Grant Request: $1,000
- Maximum Grant Request: $20,000
All project activities and incurred expenses must occur within the eligible funding period of January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants must be one of the following types of entities. Entities who do not meet these requirements are not eligible to apply.

Organizations
- Federally tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated and physically located in Iowa
  - Physical location of the organization is defined as maintaining a current home office and registered agent address in Iowa as well as maintaining a primary staff presence physically located and working in Iowa
  - Entities located in a border community may be eligible under the Border State Policy
- Unit of local, county or federally-recognized tribal government physically located in Iowa
- Units within institutions of higher education that are physically located in Iowa that have the humanities as their core mission and offer public programs are eligible. However, institutions of higher education are limited to one application, from one unit, and may neither apply for nor receive grant funds for multiple units.
Individuals
- Individual filmmaker or humanities expert
  - A humanities expert is defined as someone with an advanced degree in a humanities discipline or someone who is otherwise well-qualified to bring a humanities perspective, such as a historian, library or museum professional, culture bearer, or individual who is an acknowledged cultural expert within their community.
- Current, legal Iowa resident who is 21 years of age or older and physically located in Iowa
- Residence and Iowa Administrative Code
- An application from an individual must support a project that is initiated and managed by the individual, not an organization. The project must be designed to benefit the individual and may not benefit an organization with which the individual applicant has a formal affiliation such as employment or volunteer service.
- Applicants who represent a group must apply as an individual and clearly state their individual role in the project proposal