Grants for Individuals - Humanities

This funding opportunity supports the preservation and restoration of American films that prominently feature women's creative contributions in key roles such as writing, directing, and producing.

This grant provides $10,000 to individuals and collaborative pairs for innovative visual storytelling projects that explore themes of family through photography and photo-based art.

This grant provides financial support to writers in the U.S. who are creating works related to contemporary visual art, including articles, books, and short-form writing.

This funding opportunity provides up to $5,000 for individuals in Illinois to use arts and humanities projects to address and challenge the impacts of mass incarceration, particularly focusing on marginalized communities.

This fellowship provides financial support and a residency opportunity for early-career artists creating work that explores themes related to plants, gardens, or landscapes.

This funding opportunity supports established researchers with a Ph.D. to conduct innovative archaeological studies that enhance our understanding of past human behavior and cultural practices.

This program provides financial support to grassroots, artist-run organizations and projects in Kansas City, helping them sustain and expand their creative initiatives within the local community.

This funding opportunity provides $2,000 grants to individual artists in six Southeastern states who have lost essential tools or materials due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

This grant provides funding to individuals and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia to create and present arts and humanities projects that benefit local communities and enhance cultural experiences.

This funding opportunity supports arts, heritage, and cultural projects that benefit Clackamas County residents, encouraging community collaboration and participation in local cultural activities.

This grant provides funding for master artists in Wyoming to mentor apprentices in traditional crafts, helping to preserve the state's cultural heritage through hands-on instruction.

This funding opportunity supports individuals and organizations in Colorado dedicated to celebrating and preserving the state's cultural heritage through folk and traditional arts, including community archiving and creative documentation projects.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for community improvement projects in Russell County, Alabama, focusing on education, healthcare, social services, and public safety initiatives.

This program provides funding to individuals and small organizations in Illinois to engage communities with local history through projects that utilize archives, stories, and photography.

This grant provides financial support to senior centers in specific Missouri counties to enhance their programs, services, and facilities for older adults.

This fellowship provides financial support to emerging writers of color who focus on music criticism, encouraging diverse cultural perspectives in the field of arts writing.

This funding opportunity provides up to $2,000 to nonprofit organizations in Maine for humanities projects that engage the public and support under-resourced communities.

This program recognizes and honors exceptional high school students in Louisiana who demonstrate outstanding achievements in academics, public service, and personal resilience, inspiring others in their communities.

This program provides small grants to community-led groups in the Metro Denver area to strengthen local initiatives and support projects that enhance neighborhood development, particularly those led by communities of color and lower-income residents.

This grant provides financial support for U.S. scholars and researchers to conduct advanced social science research on Japan, encouraging engagement with Japanese-language sources and fostering scholarly exchange between the U.S. and Japan.