The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, with the support of the State of Louisiana, is offering new Louisiana Culture Care Fund (LCCF) grants to cover general operating expenses for humanities-based organizations.
Donor Name: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
The LCCF, originally launched in 2020 in an effort to help protect Louisiana’s critical cultural institutions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to provide the state’s cultural nonprofits with this vital funding.
The term “humanities” includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting their diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.
Funding Information
A grant of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. Award amounts are dependent on organizational annual operating budget categories as follows:
- less than $100,000: awards of $5,000
- $100,000-$999,999: awards of $10,000
- $1 million or more: awards of $15,000
Eligible operating expenses include (but are not limited to):
- staff retention (salaries, wages, and benefits),
- rent,
- insurance,
- mortgage,
- and utilities.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must be nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; public-facing organizations operating within accredited institutions of higher learning; state and local government agencies; or state or federally recognized Native American tribal governments in Louisiana. Organizations reaching underserved populations are particularly encouraged to apply, but applications are welcome regardless of an organization’s size, audience, and location.
For more information, visit Louisiana Culture Care Fund Grants.