Humanities Iowa’s Mini Grants Program for Not-for-profit Organizations

Eligible Applicants

Additional Requirements

Grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations that serve the out-of-school Iowan adult public. Eligible organizations may include: incorporated non-profit groups institutions of higher education units of federal, state, and local governments Native American tribal governments groups of persons that form an association to carry out a project An organization does not have to be incorporated as a nonprofit or have tax-exempt status to be eligible for Humanities Iowa grants, but for-profit organizations and activities are ineligible. What These Grants Do Not Fund Salaries and fringe benefits. They cannot support salaries or fringe benefits for permanent or temporary employees. Organization staff may be paid honoraria for project work under certain circumstances. International travel. Travel expenses are not allowable if incurred outside of the U.S., its territories and possessions, or Canada. Recreation and food. Costs related to amusement, social activities, and entertainment will not be funded. Performances in the creative and performing arts, unless they contribute to or provide humanities perspectives. Living history re-enactments, for example, are eligible. Commercial enterprises. The applicant organization must be a not-for-profit organization, although the tax-exempt status is not required. Individual or personal research, unless the research is integral to a proposed project’s public program. The writing or publication of books. However, a publication generated as the result of a public program is allowable. Curriculum design or review. Academic courses, scholarships, fellowships. Endowments. Capital projects (“bricks and mortar”). They do not support the purchase or restoration of capital equipment, land, buildings, museum or library acquisitions, or the like. Political activities. HI cannot consider funding any project advocating, lobbying for, or funding any particular political or social party, ideology, or action. Fundraising activities. HI cannot fund telephone solicitation, fundraising events, or professional fundraiser fees. Programs are not open to the public. Reasonable admission may be charged to help cover direct project costs. University and college applicants must clearly demonstrate an attempt to reach the general public through content, format, and promotional plans Programs primarily for children or student audiences. Intergenerational programs (for students and parents, for example), may be considered for funding, however. Projects by applicant organizations with active Humanities Iowa grants. This includes grants with complete project activities but incomplete/unsubmitted final fiscal and evaluative reports. Pre-award expenses. They do not support project costs incurred before the grant is awarded. Indirect costs. Grant funds may be applied only to direct costs of the project. Overhead or facilities and administrative costs may be included in the project only as part of cost-sharing, using the applicant’s normal institutional rate. The costs related to meeting COVID guidelines may also be included as part of cost-sharing. For more information, visit Mini-Grant Program.

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