Indiana Humanities Announces Grant Opportunities And 2021 Deadlines
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Humanities will offer more than $215,000 in grants in 2021, continuing to provide opportunities for smaller rapid-response funding and larger grants that support innovative and collaborative public humanities programs.
The statewide nonprofit has a webinar online about its offerings and anticipates holding in-person grant workshops later in the year around the state to provide additional information about the grant guidelines and application instructions.
The slate of grants and deadlines include: Action Grant, up to $3,000, offered on a rolling basis, with applications due the last day of each month, supports a broad array of projects that help people learn new information, consider different perspectives, share ideas and understand one another better; Historic Preservation Education Grant, in partnership with Indiana Landmarks, up to $2,500, applications due Feb. 28 (round 1) and Sept. 30 (round 2), supports programs that educate the community about historic places and properties – and particularly about the need to preserve and protect them; INcommon Grant, in partnership with the Central Indiana Community Foundation, up to $5,000, applications due Feb. 28 (round 1) and Aug. 31 (round 2), supports programs that use humanities ideas, readings and scholars to spark in-depth thinking and conversation around the persistent social, economic, cultural and racial issues that divide our communities; Innovation Grant, up to $10,000, inquiry form due April 30, with full application due July 31, supports bold programs that introduce new ideas, utilize unique approaches and/or reach underserved audiences; applicants must demonstrate they’re stretching boundaries to create fresh, inventive and even risky projects; Collaboration Grant, up to $20,000, inquiry form due April 30, with full application due July 31, supports nonprofit organizations that collaborate to deliver in-depth public humanities programming built around a core idea or theme; partnerships may be among organizations within a community, within a region or across the state.
Visit www.indianahumanities.org/grants for in-depth guidelines, application instructions and more. For more information, call 317-616-9784 or email grants@indianahumanities.org.
