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.

Current opportunities

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.

Learn more about Opportunity Grants.

SHARP Grants: We’re excited to announce new grant opportunities supporting the recovery of our sector. These grants will support Washington State colleges, universities, and volunteer-run nonprofit organizations that provide humanities programming, and that are responding to or recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan via the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn more about SHARP Grants.

Apply for a grant or access an existing application

Learn how to log-in to our grant application system

View a comparison chart of SHARP & Opportunity Grants

For more information, please contact our grants mailbox at grants@humanities.org.

Humanities Washington’s grants program is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.