Florida Humanities’ Community Project Grants are awarded to nonprofit cultural organizations across Florida to support public humanities programming that strengthens vibrant communities and cultures, promotes civic engagement, sparks thoughtful community dialogue, and reflects on the human experience across the Sunshine State.
Donor Name: Florida Humanities
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Florida Humanities’ Community Project Grants support the development and delivery of humanities-based learning experiences, known as public humanities programming. At their core, these grants embody mission to preserve, promote and share the history, literature, culture and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities and their state.
This funding opportunity aims to increase public participation in and access to the humanities by providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful humanities-based programming to all. Programming that fosters connections between different communities or demographic groups, promotes networking and collaboration between institutions and organizations, and links humanities-associated organizations with other community partners and sectors are encouraged.
All Community Project Grants MUST

Be rooted in the humanities and humanities scholarship
Involve humanities scholar(s), community experts, and/or subject area experts in the development and delivery of the proposed project
Attract a broad general public audience or target new and/or underserved audiences
Be free, or not cost prohibitive for the public to attend

Types of Project Community Project Grants Support
Florida Humanities encourages innovation and experimentation with new approaches as well as use of time tested formats such as:

Media projects including podcasts, film and radio programming
Community conversations, forums, and dialogues grounded in the humanities
Interpretive exhibits (permanent or traveling, physical or digital) with significant humanities content and accompanying public programming
Lectures and presentations grounded in the humanities
Reading or film-and-discussion programs; cultural festivals incorporating humanities activities
Oral history projects, story-collection and story-sharing programs, and other activities that produce and share knowledge products.
Interpretive tours or other types of site- or place-based humanities programming

Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $10,000 for proposed projects.
Grant Period 
October 1, 2024 – October 1, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from Florida-based nonprofits and public agencies (including libraries, museums, schools, and tribal governments) and other organizations constituted for nonprofit purposes. Individuals, for-profit organizations and foreign governments/organizations are not eligible to apply.
Special consideration may be given to:

Small to mid-sized organizations with budgets of less than $1 million
Applicants located in a Rural Area of Opportunity

Higher education departments (i.e. Department of History), humanities centers, institutes, and programs associated with Florida colleges and universities are eligible to apply for Community Project Grants. Colleges and universities may submit up to three applications from their institution per deadline, however, each application must come from a different department. Although eligible to apply for Community Project Grants, colleges and universities are strongly encouraged to partner with and apply through a local nonprofit organization.
For more information, visit Florida Humanities.