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Arts and Humanities
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
06/15/15
The Foundation is committed to democratic values and social justice and focuses its grantmaking on two issues: inequality and climate change. -
Arts and Humanities
Humanities in the Public Square
04/29/15
This NEH program offered up to $300,000 to support scholarly forums, public discussion and educational resources around challenging issues in the local communities. Deadline was June 24, 2015. -
Arts and Humanities
Challenge America
03/25/15
This NEA program is designed as an entry point to small organizations that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. $10,000 is available and requires a 1:1 match. Note that this program is meant for first-time NEA applicants. Deadline for grants.gov application: April 24, 2025. Deadline for NEA application: May 13, 2025. -
Arts and Humanities
NEH Challenge Grant
03/11/15
NEH challenge grants, up to $500,000, offer resources to help organizations strengthen their commmitment to the humanities. Deadline was May 5, 2015. -
Arts and Humanities
Museums, Libraries and Cultural Organizations: Planning and Implementation Grants
11/14/14
NEH's Museums, Libraries & Cultural Organizations planning grants, between $40,000-$75,000 each, support humanities projects that encourage dialogue and civic engagement. Deadline was August 10, 2016. -
Arts and Humanities
Collaborative Research Grants
10/08/14
This NEH competition awards up to $250,000 for research projects with an emphasis on disseminating findings to scholarly and public audiences. The most recent deadline was December 4, 2019. -
Arts and Humanities
Scholarly Editions and Translations
10/08/14
This NEH program supports the preparation of editions of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible. Public broadcasting stations that do not have documents of their own can work with an institution to develop a multimedia dissemination plan for the prepared documents. Deadline was December 5, 2018. -
Arts and Humanities
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
10/08/14
This NEH program with grants between $40,000 and $350,000 helps cultural institutions preserve large holdings of humanities materials by supporting preventive conservation. Deadline: January 10, 2025. -
Arts and Humanities
Sparks Ignition Grants for Museums
10/01/14
This IMLS funding opportunity, totaling $120,000, encourages museums to challenge existing assumptions about how they operate and the services they provide. Deadline was December 1, 2015. -
Arts and Humanities
National Leadership Grants for Museums
10/01/14
Through this program, total funding at $6.5 million, IMLS funds projects that advance the ability of museums to preserve culture, heritage and knowledge. Deadline was November 15, 2019. -
Arts and Humanities
Museums for America
10/01/14
IMLS' largest grant program for museums, totaling over $19.9 million. It supports projects and activities that build museums' capacities to serve their communities. Deadline was November 15, 2019. -
Arts and Humanities
Asian Cultural Council
09/26/14
Grants for individuals and organizations for research, study and creative work in Asia. Good fit for filmmakers, photographers and new media producers. -
Arts and Humanities
Cal Humanities
09/26/14
Up to $50,000 available for film, radio and new media initiatives that tell the stories of California communities and people. -
Arts and Humanities
National Leadership Grants for Libraries
08/27/14
With up to $12 million in total funding, IMLS funds projects that advance the ability of libraries and archives to preserve culture, heritage and knowledge. Deadline was September 27, 2019. -
Arts and Humanities
Alabama Power Foundation
08/27/14
This Foundation supports education, the environment, art and culture, health and human services, and community life. Supports media projects that converge with its focus areas.