Program Overview
Communities around Washington have important stories to tell and issues to discuss. Humanities Washington’s grants program provides the financial resources for people to come together to talk, discuss, debate, feel, think, and tell stories through the lens of the humanities. We support existing efforts as well as new opportunities for grassroots projects conceived and implemented locally.
Humanities Washington’s grants program is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Humanities Washington offers two types of grants:
Opportunity grants: Available to small or rural organizations for public humanities presentations. Opportunity grants do not require a funding match, and organizations may request up to $1,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, and until all funds are distributed.
View Opportunity Grant guidelines and past recipients here.
Washington Stories Fund grants: Awarded once per year to projects that highlight and share the little-known stories of a person or group whose contributions add to the cultural richness and health of Washington State. In 2019, we will award four grants of $5,000 to groups or organizations through a competitive process, and projects require a funding match. LOIs are now being accepted until June 10.
View Washington Stories Fund guidelines and past recipients here.
Apply for a grant or access an existing application here.
Learn how to log-in to our grant application system here.
For more information, please contact our grants mailbox at grants@humanities.org.
Upcoming Events
Sy Montgomery with Children and Families – Everett Reads!
Children and their families are invited to a special program with Sy Montgomery, the 2019 Everett Reads author. Join us for a fun, family-friendly presentation about our special connection to the animal world. Copies of the author’s books—for children and adults—will be available for sale and signing after the program. Visit the library’s website for […]
- When
- 11:00 am, Saturday
May 4, 2019 - Where
- Everett Public Library Auditorium
2702 Hoyt Avenue
Everett, WA 98201 United States
Sy Montgomery Lecture – Everett Reads!
Join us at the Everett Performing Arts Center for our keynote Everett Reads! event with Sy Montgomery. Books will be sold and signed at this free event. Immediately following the presentation, all are welcome to a reception hosted by the Friends of the Everett Public Library. Visit the library’s website for more information.
- When
- 5:00 pm, Sunday
May 5, 2019 - Where
- Historic Everett Theatre
2911 Colby Avenue
Everett, WA 98201 United States
Cascadia Poetry Festival Anacortes 2019
The Cascadia Poetry Festival returns May 9-12, 2019, in Anacortes, Washington! In addition to a tribute to Sam Hamill, poet, editor, translator and Co-Founder of Copper Canyon Press, there will be the launch of two anthologies, the Samthology for Sam Hamill and a bilingual poetry anthology in Spanish and English, Make It True meets Medusario. […]
- When
- 12:00 am, Thursday
May 9, 2019 - Where
- Croatian Cultural Center
801 5th Street
Anacortes, WA 98221 United States
Bumble Bee Field Trip with Rich Hatfield
The bumble bee field trip on June 22, 2019 will provide community members with an opportunity to learn about the bumble bee species in our area, their importance to our ecosystem, as well as ways we can help conserve them. In an effort to learn more about bumble bees to improve evidence-based bumble bee conservation […]
- When
- 12:00 am, Saturday
June 22, 2019 - Where
- Okanogan Highlands Alliance
Tonasket, WA 98855 United States
25th Annual Skagit Valley Highland Games
The 25th Annual Skagit Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival will be held on July 13-14, 2019 at Edgewater Park in Mount Vernon. Highland Games are presented world-wide as a way of celebrating Celtic culture and heritage. Scottish Highland fun and games for the whole family, including bagpipes & drumming, Highland dance, children’s area, athletic […]
- When
- 12:00 am, Friday
July 12, 2019 - Where
- Celtic Arts Foundation
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 United States
Spokane Is Reading is featuring the novel Circe by Madeline Miller. Ms. Miller will present two programs on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Each presentations includes a reading and discussion of themes of the book. This regional community read program promotes a love of literature through conversations and connections with other readers of the same book.
- When
- 1:00 pm, Thursday
October 24, 2019 - Where
- Spokane Valley Event Center
10514 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206 United States
Spokane Is Reading is featuring the novel Circe by Madeline Miller. Ms. Miller will present two programs on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Each presentations includes a reading and discussion of themes of the book. This regional community read program promotes a love of literature through conversations and connections with other readers of the same book. […]
- When
- 7:00 pm, Thursday
October 24, 2019 - Where
- Spokane Public Library Downtown
906 W Main Ave
Spokane, WA 99201 United States