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Humanities Washington's Grant Programs provide funding for public programs that have as their primary purpose the exploration and sharing of insights gained from the humanities.
PLEASE NOTE: Humanities Washington is in the process of revising its Project Grant guidelines to more closely align with its mission of sparking conversation and critical thinking in order to nurture more informed and engaged communities in Washington State. We anticipate posting new guidelines in late March, and will begin accepting applications for our fall project grant round in April. We will update this page as our timeline becomes more specific, and these anticipated dates could change. There will not be a spring project grant round in 2012.
Supporting High-Quality Humanities Projects Across the State
Humanities Washington's Grant Programs provide funding for public programs that have as their primary purpose the exploration and sharing of insights gained from the humanities. Humanities Washington is particularly interested in supporting projects that do one or more of the following:
- Stimulate discussion and discovery
- Encourage participation and actively engage the audience
- Explore how and why rather than just telling who, what, and where
- Develop and attract new audiences
- Create new humanities content
- Promote partnerships between community organizations
- Provide free or very low cost programs that are open to the public
- Bring humanities programs to underserved areas of the state
In 2010, Humanities Washington awarded more than $200,000 to 65 projects in the state, serving nearly 1.3 million people.
Grants cover a diverse range of projects including film festivals, lectures, writing, performance and exhibits and range from $500 to $10,000. We carefully select applicants to ensure these grants are consistent with prompting valuable humanities projects across the state, making sure we embrace our mission of "inquiry, insight, and inspiration."
