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Web Sites
Note: Some listings are filed by surname.
Family and Youth Programs in American History
http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/familyyouthprograms.html
Deadline: August 26, 2009
As part of the We the People initiative, NEH invites proposals for public programs that encourage intergenerational learning about and reflection on significant topics in U.S. history and culture. Grants will support programming tailored to youth and/or family audiences at museums, libraries, historical societies and sites, parks, and other places in the community. For more information visit the NEH Website.
Source: Library Grants Blog
NEH Historical and Cultural Organizations Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AHCO_PlanningGuidelines.html
Deadline: August 26, 2009
America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public.NEH offers two categories of grants for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning and Implementation Grants. Eligible institutions include but are not limited to public, school, academic, and research libraries; museums; disciplinary and professional associations; cultural institutions; state humanities councils; and institutions of higher learning.
Source: Library Grants Blog
NEH Interpreting America's Historic Places Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IAHP_Planning.html
Deadline: August 26, 2009
Interpreting America’s Historic Places grants support public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects may interpret a single historic site or house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger geographical region. Grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. NEH offers two categories of grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places: Planning and Implementation Grants. Any U.S. nonprofit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies.
Source: Library Grants Blog
22 Grants for Arts and Humanities
http://www.educationmoney.com/arts_humanities.html
EducationMoney.com repackages information from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Arts and Cultural Affairs Grants/Programs Available from the U.S. Government
Posted in Grants.gov
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=AR
Lists some of the most recent grant programs available.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
City of Detroit
Department of Culture, Arts and Tourism
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/ArtsGrants/tabid/145/Default.aspx
Often artists and cultural organizations are not aware of the opportunities for sponsorship and funding that are available to them. The Department of Culture, Arts and Tourism is working to increase networking opportunities between the cultural community and foundations, corporations, the media, and city, state and federal government. Wayne County-based artists and art/cultural organizations wishing to take advantage of this resource can contact the department at (313) 224-3470.
Also listed under Grants for Nonprofits-Arts.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
City of Detroit
Department of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Minigrant Program
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/ArtsGrants/GrantInfoMiniGrants/tabid/787/Default.aspx
The Minigrant program is a partnership between the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan. This program awards grants up to $4,000 three times annually to selected non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Wayne County. The Minigrant program is open to all non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Wayne County.
Also listed under Grants for Nonprofits-Arts.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
http://www.ccaha.org/index.php/funding
Deadline: Dec. 7
Currently accepting applicants for its subsidized Preservation Needs Assessment Program. If your institution owns a paper-based humanities collection that is available to the public on a regularly scheduled basis and has historical and educational significance, you are eligible to apply for participation in CCAHA's subsidized Preservation Needs Assessment
Program. To be considered the institution should demonstrate a strong commitment to collection care, and the size of the institution's paper-based collection must warrant a full day survey. Institutions funded by the federal government are not eligible. Information on eligibility and the application process can be found on the web site. Application forms can also be downloaded. If you have any further questions about the program, please contact Laura Hortz Stanton, CCAHA's Director of Preservation Services at 215-545-0613 or via email at lhortzstanton@ccaha.org
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Foundation Funding for the Humanities : An Overview of Current and Historical Trends
http://www.amacad.org/publications/human_funding.pdf
The Foundation Center's first-ever study focused exclusively on humanities giving. Prepared in cooperation with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the report documents the size and scope of foundation giving for the humanities between 1992 and 2002 and includes an incisive essay by James A. Smith, an historian of philanthropy, on the principal grantmakers and trends influencing foundation support for the humanities from the start of the twentieth century through today. Loren Renz. New York: Foundation Center, June 2004.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
FundsNet Arts and Humanities Programs : Grantmaking Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm
A collection of web links by FundsNet. Contains many links to state and local community arts and humanities organizations that give out grants.
Also listed under Arts and Cultural Activities.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Grants and Fellowships of Interest to Philosophers (Web Site), see
Grants for Individuals: Philosophy
Grants.gov : Current Federal Funding Opportunities for Humanities
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=HU
Lists some of the most recently announced humanities funding programs from the federal government.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
History Channel
Save Our History Grants
http://www.history.com/content/saveourhistory/grant-program
Deadline : June 5, 2009
Provides funding to history organizations that partner with schools on a local community preservation project. Since launching the Save Our History Grant Program in 2004, History has awarded over $1 Million Dollars in grants to organizations and schools throughout the United States. During the 2009/2010 school year, History will again award grants of up to $10,000 to historical organizations to fund hands-on, experiential educational projects that teach students about their local history and actively engage them in its preservation. For guidelines and criteria, important dates, and to apply, please visit the Save Our History website and click on grants. Any questions can be directed to info@saveourhistory.com .
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Humanities Grants Available through the State of Michigan, try the
Michigan Electronic Grants Administration and Management System Portal (EGrAMS).
Humanities Grants/Programs Available from the U.S. Government
Posted on Grants.gov
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=HU
Some of the most current grant opportunities posted by the federal government.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Michigan Humanities Council
Grant Opportunities
http://www.michiganhumanities.org/grants/index.php
Describes the following grant opportunities:
(1) Major grants (up to $15,000)
(2) Quick grants (Up to $500)
(3) Planning grants (up to $1000)
(4) Arts & Humanities Touring Program Grants (up to 35% of costs or $3000)
(5) Transportation grants
(6) a Grants Archive Database describing previous successful grants
(7) solicitation for grants that might qualify under Federal Stimulus proposals
(Last checked 08/01/09)
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
Provides links to information about funding available from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission as well as the Presidential Libraries.
Also listed under Arts and Cultural Activities and Historical Preservation.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
National Endowment for the Humanities
Complete List of Current Grant Programs
http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html#challenge
(Last checked 08/01/09)
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/
NHPRC makes grants nationwide to help identify, preserve, and provide public access to records, photographs, and other materials that document American history. The grants go to state and local archives, colleges and universities, libraries, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations throughout the United States.
Also listed under Arts and Cultural Activities and Historical Preservation.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
http://www.pcah.gov/
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities has funding opportunities focusing on programs in youth arts and humanities learning; preservation and conservation; special events; and expansion of international cultural relations.
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Top 50 U.S. Foundations Awarding Grants for the Arts, Culture, and Humanities:
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Source: FC Stats from the Foundation Center
(Last checked 08/01/09)
Books
The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.
BEFORE AND AFTER DISASTERS : FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
http://www.arts.gov/pub/DisasterRecovery.pdf
This PDF document from September 2005 "is designed to help archives, arts centers, libraries, museums, historical societies, and historic sites find resources" for "developing disaster plans, providing staff training, and protecting their collections." The report "includes ... information for 15 federal grant and loan programs and covers sources of federal assistance for preparedness, mitigation, and response, ... [and] recovery." Also provides information about sample projects. From the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
(Last checked 08/01/09)
DIRECTORY OF GRANTS IN THE HUMANITIES (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Humanities
GRANTS AND AWARDS AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN WRITERS (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Writing
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND PRIZES OF INTEREST TO HISTORIANS (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: History
GRANTS IN THE HUMANITIES : A SCHOLAR'S GUIDE TO FUNDING SOURCES (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Humanities
GUIDE TO GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN LINGUISTICS (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Humanities
MONEY FOR WRITERS (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Writing
PUBLICATION GRANTS FOR WRITER AND PUBLISHERS (Book), see
Grants for Individuals: Writing
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