Grants for Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Humanities
Explore 333 grant opportunities
Application Deadline
Jul 14, 2026
Date Added
Jun 12, 2026
This funding opportunity provides financial assistance for the preservation and documentation of historic sites significant to the African American civil rights movement, targeting state and local governments, nonprofits, and educational institutions.
Application Deadline
Aug 15, 2025
Date Added
Nov 29, 2024
This funding opportunity supports projects that strengthen U.S.-U.K. relations through public diplomacy initiatives, targeting a range of organizations and individuals focused on democracy, global challenges, and cultural exchange.
Application Deadline
May 20, 2025
Date Added
Jun 12, 2024
This grant provides funding to support projects that help communities, especially those disadvantaged, preserve their cultural heritage and resilience in response to climate change and COVID-19 through initiatives like collecting cultural resources and recording oral histories.
Application Deadline
Jan 15, 2026
Date Added
Jan 27, 2025
This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies for the digitization and preservation of historically significant American newspapers, ensuring free public access to these vital resources.
Application Deadline
Jun 23, 2026
Date Added
May 19, 2026
This program provides funding to state and local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofits for the rehabilitation of historic properties in rural communities, promoting economic development and cultural heritage preservation.
Application Deadline
Apr 15, 2025
Date Added
Sep 20, 2024
This funding opportunity provides financial support for New Jersey-based nonprofit organizations and government entities to implement public humanities projects that engage local audiences through activities like exhibitions, oral history projects, and community programs.
Application Deadline
May 21, 2024
Date Added
Aug 2, 2023
This program supports projects that develop and implement educational programs for professionals who preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Such materials include but are not limited to paper-based, photographic, archaeological, ethnographic, artistic, audiovisual, digitized, and born-digital collections. Advancing long-term access to these materials for scholars, students, and the public requires skilled professionals from varied backgrounds and communities working in organizations large and small. NEH makes awards in this program to organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs across the pedagogical landscape for current or emerging professionals. Projects may be at any stage, from early curriculum development to advanced implementation, and projects may include partnerships with academic or non-academic institutions.
Application Deadline
Jun 30, 2026
Date Added
May 19, 2026
This funding opportunity provides financial support for the preservation of historic sites related to the early history of the United States, targeting public and nonprofit organizations involved in cultural heritage projects.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
May 25, 2023
Agency Name: U.S. Department of Labor/ Bureau of International Labor Affairs Description:The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) seeks input, advice, knowledge, recommendations, and promising practices focused on the relationship between disability rights and access to decent work from a broader audience that is experienced in strengthening engagement for disabled persons, including disabled workers, and supporting disability inclusion and economic empowerment as potential strategies and remedies. The associated RFI questions are contained in Attachment 1. The RFI will be used to identify research gaps, promising approaches, practices, and policies that reduce discrimination and barriers that hinder equitable access to education, employment, and social protection services.
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Not specified
Date Added
Dec 18, 2024
This fellowship provides a prestigious opportunity for aspiring journalists with less than five years of experience to work alongside The Wall Street Journal's editorial team, enhancing their skills and contributing to impactful journalism.
Application Deadline
May 31, 2024
Date Added
Apr 8, 2024
The Arts and Culture Access funding is designed to support the engagement of Orange County Public Schools students in the arts, which is associated with improvements in math, reading, cognitive abilities, critical thinking, verbal skills, motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork. This initiative facilitates students' development of these skills through field trips and in-school programs that are integrated into their class curriculum. The program welcomes applications year-round, with a primary funding decision period in late summer. For priority consideration, applications should be submitted by June 30th, following the opening of the application period on June 1st.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Apr 9, 2025
This grant provides financial support to Kansas organizations transitioning employees with disabilities from subminimum wage jobs to competitive, integrated employment, promoting inclusivity and compliance with state and federal mandates.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Dec 12, 2024
This funding opportunity supports projects that create collaborative digital editions of historical documents, particularly those highlighting underrepresented communities in U.S. history, democracy, and culture.
Application Deadline
Sep 30, 2025
Date Added
Jan 6, 2025
This funding opportunity supports U.S. and Japanese organizations in creating innovative projects that strengthen U.S.-Japan relations through public engagement in areas like security, democracy, and entrepreneurship.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Jun 2, 2025
This funding opportunity provides up to $10,000 to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in Oklahoma for projects that preserve and digitize important humanities collections to enhance public access and research.
Application Deadline
Jan 8, 2025
Date Added
Aug 29, 2024
This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government entities in creating media projects that promote public engagement with humanities topics, particularly those that enhance understanding of American culture and democratic values.
Application Deadline
Sep 19, 2024
Date Added
Feb 10, 2024
The U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. PAS Kuala Lumpur invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Malaysia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Jun 2, 2025
This funding opportunity provides up to $10,000 for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to document and preserve cultural heritage through oral history projects.
Application Deadline
Mar 13, 2026
Date Added
Jan 14, 2026
This grant provides funding to libraries, archives, and related organizations in the U.S. to improve workforce development, education, and training for library and information science professionals.
Application Deadline
Sep 2, 2024
Date Added
Jul 29, 2024
The U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to increase capacity of civil society to promote freedom of religion or belief and inter-religious cooperation in the Pacific Islands region. This program will reduce the vulnerability of Pacific Island countries to disinformation, false narratives, and efforts by foreign actors from countries with severe violations of religious freedom and will achieve these outcomes by engaging with established opinion leaders, such as religious actors.

