Deadline: Ongoing
The Humanities Texas is seeking applications for its Mini Grants Program to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming.
All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome.
The humanities include but are not limited to the study of history, literature, modern and classical languages; linguistics; jurisprudence; philosophy; comparative religion; ethics; and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts.
Social sciences that employ qualitative approaches such as cultural anthropology, archaeology, and political science are considered part of the humanities, as are interdisciplinary areas such as women’s studies, American studies, and the study of folklore and folklife.
Funding Information
Mini-grants fund up to $1,500 of the costs associated with public humanities programs.
What kinds of projects does Humanities Texas fund?
Funded projects take many different forms—lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes and workshops; reading and film discussion groups; site interpretations; the development and fabrication of interpretive exhibits; and the production of films, television and radio programming, and interactive media. However, all funded programs have the following characteristics in common.
- They are firmly grounded in the humanities.
- Humanities scholars play an active role in their conception, design, and execution.
- They are conducted in a spirit of open and informed inquiry.
- They are directed primarily to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K-12 teachers, community college faculty, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental entities are eligible to receive Humanities Texas support. Grantees are required to have a DUNS number. They encourage applicants also to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Grants are awarded to not-for-profit educational, cultural, and civic organizations. Sponsors must have, or have applied for, tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. Examples of past grant recipients include (but are not limited to):
- two- and four-year colleges and universities
- museums
- libraries
- historical societies
- arts and humanities councils and institutes
- public radio stations
- schools and regional service centers
- labor organizations
- churches and religious groups
- civic and social service organizations
- state and local governmental entities
- chambers of commerce.
For more information, visit https://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply