United States: Nevada Humanities announce Recovery Program Grants

Deadline: 21-Oct-21
The Nevada Humanities has announced the Recovery Program Grants to provide capacity building and programmatic support to public humanities organizations and cultural institutions, including Nevada 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and and government entities such as local and tribal governments, museums, libraries, historical societies and organizations, educational institutions, and other nonprofit or governmental humanities organizations that conduct significant humanities-focused programming.

This funding will enable organizations that enhance and undertake public humanities programming to respond to the current and longer-term challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. As Nevada’s humanities and cultural organizations plan and implement strategies to recover from the pandemic, this funding may be used to strategize, plan, evaluate, communicate, and implement public humanities programs. This funding should be considered in the context of helping Nevada’s humanities-focused cultural organizations prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding Information

Applicants may apply for grants ranging between $ 1,000 – $ 10,000. There is no match or cost share required.

Recovery Program Grant funds may support

Projects may include:

Humanities-based projects, programs, and programmatic needs related to preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
Salaries, taxes, and benefits for permanent employees as allocated for their work directly on the humanities-based project supported by this grant
Contractor and consultant needs that will directly enhance humanities programming
Marketing, public relations, or other communications needs related to humanities programming and responding to or recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
Technical / consultant needs related to a digital transition or in support of preservation and access programs
Expansion, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, of outdoor, virtual, or alternative humanities programming and activities
Strategic planning and capacity building efforts related to preventing, preparing for, responding to, and / or recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) assessments and planning related to COVID-19 and the economic crisis
PPE, supplies, technical support, and software related to implementing humanities programs
Professional development opportunities for permanent staff that will directly relate to the applicant’s ability to successfully undertake and implement public humanities programming and to better recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for Recovery Program Grants capacity building and programmatic support will be limited to Nevada 501 (c) (3) nonprofit humanities and cultural organizations, and government entities such as local and tribal governments, museums, libraries, educational institutions, and other nonprofit or governmental humanities organizations, to support humanities-focused projects and programs. Grant awards will not be made to individuals. Applicants and their projects must be located within the geographic boundary of the State of Nevada.

To meet the eligibility requirements for application your organization must:

Have an organizational mission that is humanities-focused and / or demonstrate a significant commitment to public humanities programming.
Offer public humanities programs that are accessible to Nevadans and open to the public (with the exception of K-12 school or correctional facility programs).
Be a Nevada 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, public or private nonprofit K-12 school, or a Nevada-based government entity such as a local or tribal government agency, museum, library, educational institution, or other nonprofit or governmental humanities organizations that conducts significant humanities-focused programming.
Have had federally recognized 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization status or, in the case of governmental and tribal agencies, be in operation for at least one year prior to August 1, 2021.
Maintain a primary business address in Nevada and serve Nevada residents.
File a form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-N e-Postcard.
Have annual operating revenue of at least $ 10,000 as reflected in your most recent fiscal audit and / or form 990.
Have a DUNS number. While not required to complete your application, your organization is required to have a DUNS number to receive Nevada Humanities American Rescue Plan Relief and Recovery Grant funds.