The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) is pleased to announce Rebirth Grants to support programmatic initiatives focused on the humanities.
Donor Name: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Eligible projects include public humanities programs that involve audience participation and discussion; documentary photography, podcast, and radio projects; humanities-based festivals and exhibition development; digital humanities projects including websites and online documentation of Louisiana history and culture; speaker series; assistance with publication projects and humanities-based educational initiatives; and more.
All LEH projects must focus on topics and themes drawn from the humanities or bring the analytical potential of the humanities to bear on current political, social, or economic concerns and issues.
Award Amounts
Grant awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. All Rebirth Grant applicants must demonstrate matching cost share in cash or in kind.
Grant Period
Rebirth project activities should be implemented between September 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are open to nonprofit organizations with a DUNS number. Specifically, nonprofit entities with 501(c)(3) status, public-facing organizations operating within accredited institutions of higher learning, state and local government agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments in Louisiana are eligible to apply for Rebirth funds. The LEH does not award grants to individuals.
LEH Rebirth Grant funds cannot be used to support the following types of projects
- Creative and performing arts (theater, dance, music, opera, etc.)
- Research, writing, and publication of material targeted exclusively or primarily for a scholarly audience
Scholarships and fellowships - Course work for academic credit, except for teacher institutes
- Museum or library acquisitions
- Construction or renovation (capital improvements projects)
- Institutional staffing or any other form of operational support
- Social or political action
- Public information campaigns
- Archival materials without a public component
Within the actual budget, LEH grant funds, as a rule, cannot be used for the following purposes:
- Food, entertainment, or liquor costs
- Expenses incurred prior to the grant award date
- Equipment purchases
- Indirect costs (overhead) of sponsoring organizations
For more information, visit Rebirth Grants.