The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, with the support of the State of Louisiana, is offering 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: 02/27/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
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.
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 Expenses
Allowable costs must clearly support general operating expenses in one or more of the following categories. Eligible expenses include (but are not limited to):
- Strategic Planning
- Hiring consultants
- Staff time
- Professional development or training
- Space rental
- Sustaining Operations
- staff retention (salaries, wages, and benefits)
- rent
- insurance
- mortgage
- utilities
- Capacity Building
- Hiring staff or contracting consultants
- Professional development or training.
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 LEH.