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Quick Grants Guidelines
Quick Grants of up to $500 may be requested to assist in the preparation of a project plan or to conduct a humanities program.
Quick Grants are available for two purposes:
- Project planning: Quick Grants may be used to pay for the services of
a humanities consultant, technical consultants such as exhibit
designers, travel expenses, and other incidental costs involved in
the preparation of a project plan. These grants are intended for
groups that would otherwise have little access to humanities or
technical advisors, have limited staff size, or lack experience in
project development. Quick Grants may not be used for
grant-writing services.
- Program implementation: Organizations in communities with limited
access to humanities programming that have an opportunity to
conduct a humanities program that requires a small amount of
funding and does not fit within the Project Grant application
timeline may apply for a Quick Grant to implement a program.
What We Do Not Fund
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Multi-year awards.
Humanities Washington does not provide multiple year funding.
Organizations may apply annually for funding for the same project;
however, applications will be considered in competition with other
proposals received at the same deadline.
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Creative and performing arts. Humanities Washington will consider projects that
utilize the creative and performing arts as a catalyst for
discussion or other interpretive endeavors. However, the
humanities must be clearly central to the activity or portion of
the program for which Humanities Washington support is being
sought.
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Research
(except for radio documentaries and web sites).
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Development of humanities resource materials.
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Publications.
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CD-Roms.
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Academic or professional conferences. Humanities Washington will consider grant
requests for public programs associated with an academic or
professional conference only if the majority of the audience for
the public program will be comprised of the general public, not
conference attendees.
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Fellowships, scholarships, or prizes.
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Regular course offerings. Courses which offer academic credit or which provide
professional development or skills-based training are not eligible
for funding.
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"How To" workshops and training programs.
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Travel to professional meetings.
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Construction, preservation, or renovation projects.
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Purchase of equipment.
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Management and cataloguing of museum or archival holdings.
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Museum, historical society, or library acquisitions.
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Programs not open to the public (with the exception of school programs).
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Lobbying and fundraising activities.
Who May Apply
Organizations and groups in Washington State are eligible to receive a Quick Grant. Applicants need not be incorporated or have tax-exempt status, but they must be constituted for nonprofit purposes. In most cases, Quick Grants will not be awarded to large cultural organizations or academic institutions. Applicants may receive only one Quick Grant per program year (through October 31st).
Examples of Quick Grants
A small museum hired an exhibit designer as a consultant to help develop a project plan for new permanent exhibits.
A public library brought a well-know author to town as part of an "if everybody read the same book" campaign.
Volunteers for a community cultural festival received training to improve their planning process and festival organization.
A historical society developed a school outreach program on local history.
How to Apply for a Quick Grant
Organizations can now apply for a Humanities Washington Quick Grant online. Click here to access the application form.
As a new user you'll be asked to provide the name of the person completing the form (user) and the name of an organizational contact (generally the Executive Director or President of the Board). If this is the same person, please enter this information twice. Once you have created a user name and a password, select "Quick Grant" on the application page and follow the instructions. Please note that web applications do time out, so be sure to save often. You can start the application now, save your work and resume the application anytime.
The application must be filled out by the authorizing official for your organization, generally the Executive Director or President of the Board, who has the authority to submit the grant application on behalf of your organization.
When filling out the application, please have the following information ready:
Project title
Project dates
Brief project outline
Amount requested (up to $500)
Budget (no match is required)
Legislative and congressional districts the project will serve (click here to find your districts)
Applications should be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start of the project. We will review applications and notify applicants within three weeks of receipt of the request. Grant funds are paid after the event has taken place and Humanities Washington has received the evaluation form for the project.
For more information about how to apply or to inquire about an application that has been submitted, please contact .
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