The Florida Humanities is seeking applications for its Community Project Grants to support humanities-based learning experiences.
Donor Name: Florida Humanities
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/01/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Florida Humanities’ Community Project Grants are awarded to nonprofit cultural organizations across Florida to support public humanities programming that strengthens vibrant communities and cultures, promotes civic engagement, sparks thoughtful community dialogue, and reflects on the human experience across the Sunshine State. These grants are designed to support a vast array of bold and innovative projects that are meaningful to local communities, and actively engage the general public in humanities-rooted dialogue and discussion.
Goals
This funding opportunity aims to increase public participation in and access to the humanities by providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful humanities-based programming to all. Programming that fosters connections between different communities or demographic groups, promotes networking and collaboration between institutions and organizations, and links humanities associated organizations with other community partners and sectors are encouraged.
All Community Project Grants Must:
- Be rooted in one or more disciplines of the humanities.
- Involve humanities scholar(s) and other subject-area experts in all phases of the project.
- Deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions by facilitating constructive dialogue with the public.
- Be free, or not cost prohibitive.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $10,000 for proposed projects.
Awarded grantees will receive funds in two installments:
- 90% at start of project
- 10% on a reimbursement basis contingent upon receipt and approval of all required final reports.
Eligibility Criteria
- Florida Humanities funds may be used to support eligible project-related activities and expenses within the one-year grant period.
- Special consideration may be given to:
- Organizations with budgets less than $1 million
- Applications requesting $5,000 or less in funding
- Applications will be accepted from Florida-based nonprofits and public agencies (including libraries, museums, schools, and tribal governments) and Florida-based nonprofit organizations constituted for nonprofit purposes. Individuals, for-profit organizations and foreign governments/organizations are not eligible for funding.
- Universities and colleges are encouraged to apply through Greater Good: Humanities in Academia.
- Individuals, for-profit organizations and foreign governments/organizations are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Florida Humanities.
