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SHARP Grants

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The deadline to apply for SHARP grants has passed. For more opportunities, visit our main grants page.

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.

SHARP General Operating Support Grants for Volunteer-Run Organizations are intended for humanities-focused organizations with an all-volunteer staff that have a track record of humanities programming and have been adversely impacted by the pandemic.

  • Award size: Up to $7,500. No matching required.
  • Purpose: General operating expenses and/or specific humanities projects.
  • Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations registered in Washington, including those affiliated with tribal organizations.

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SHARP Project Support Grants for Volunteer-Run Organizations are intended for organizations with all-volunteer staff that have been adversely impacted by the pandemic. These grants award up to $7,500 to support statewide access to public humanities presentations and events.

  • Award size: Up to $7,500. No matching required.
  • Purpose: Specific public-facing humanities projects or programs.
  • Eligibility: Volunteer-run 501(c)(3) organizations registered in Washington, including those affiliated with tribal organizations.

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SHARP Project Support Grants for Colleges and Universities. These grants are intended for college and university departments and programs to mount public-facing projects that help communities respond to and recover from the effects of the pandemic.

  • Award size: Up to $10,000. No matching required.
  • Purpose: Specific public-facing humanities projects or programs.
  • Eligibility: Accredited public and 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001) registered in Washington State.

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More details about SHARP Grants for Volunteer-Run Organizations and Colleges and Universities:

  • Application priorities: Organizations led by and serving underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
  • Application length: We anticipate it will take organizations less than 45 minutes to complete.
  • Application review: A panel of independent reviewers from across the state will review applications after the application deadline.
  • Deadlines: The application deadline is November 4. Applications may be submitted at any time between October 11 and November 4.
  • Notification timeline: Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications December 14.
  • Other requirements: As required by federal guidelines, make sure your organization has a DUNS number. Register early, as it can take several weeks to receive it. While not required to apply, funds cannot be disbursed without a DUNS number.

SHARP Grant Guidelines for Volunteer-Run Organizations
SHARP Project Support Grant Guidelines for Colleges and Universities

Questions? Email us at grants@humanities.org

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Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives.

"It isn't enough to say we 'need' the humanities because we ARE the humanities. They are gifts to us from our predecessors, ancestors, and contemporaries. They represent the imagination, [the] innovative, and ask us to think deeply—as the greatest philosophers and artists have always asked us for the last 2,500 years—about our experience, and to think beyond the various intellectually lazy forms of ideology circulating in America today."

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