Oregon Humanities

Oregon Humanities Awards Grant for Series about Families Affected by War

Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues begins in Portland on August 5

13 July 2011 | Permalink

The Sanctuary for Veterans and Families, located in Medford, will bring the war home in August through a series conversations in locations throughout the Willamette Valley.

Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues is a presentation by families of Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans about how war affects the families left behind, followed by a scholar-facilitated community discussion, led by Karen Spears Zacharias, exploring the past decade of war as historically unique, how culture shapes the experience of military families, and how—or if—communities can help.

The first of these events will take place on Friday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave., in Portland. This event is free to the... More

Grants Available to Oregon Nonprofits

Organizations around the state offering public humanities programs can apply for 2011 Public Program Grants and Responsive Program Grants.

31 August 2010 | Permalink

Nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon who help to create informed, engaged communities around the state have two opportunities for funding. Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities) invites requests for Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 and Responsive Program Grants for up to $1,000.

To download the guidelines, find out more about how to apply, and view sample grants, please visit oregonhumanities.org.

2011 Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 support humanities-based public programs beginning after April 1, 2011. The Letter of Interest postmark deadline is October 30, 2010.

2011 Responsive Program Grants up to $1,000 support humanities-based public programs developed in... More

More than $58,000 in Grants Awarded to Oregon Nonprofits

Oregon Humanities awards grants for projects that reflect the power of new ideas about connection to place, community.

08 March 2010 | Permalink

Eighteen nonprofit organizations throughout the state will receive more than $58,000 in grants from Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities) for public programs that reflect the power of new ideas to create conversation about some of Oregon’s most divisive issues, including immigration and the Columbia River Crossing.

The 2010 Public Program Grant recipients are as follows:

Albany—$3,900 to the Friends of the Albany Public Library’s “Modern Voices Reading and Discussion Group,” focused on books that deal with globalism, world cultures, and place and community.

Bend—$4,000 to the Deschutes Public Library’s “A Novel Idea . . . Read Together,” a three-week community reading project... More

New Grant Funding Opportunity Available to Oregon Nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations around the state responding to current issues or events may apply for grants up to $1,000

17 November 2009 | Permalink

Nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon who respond quickly and thoughtfully to current issues and events shaping our world have a new opportunity for funding. Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities) invites requests for Responsive Program Grants (formerly Opportunity Grants) for up to $1,000.

To download the Request for Proposals and find out more about how to apply, please visit oregonhumanities.org. Proposals are reviewed monthly and decisions are made by members of Oregon Humanities’ statewide volunteer board of directors.

Responsive Program Grants fund activities that are not part of an organization’s standard programming. Instead, these grants support programs created in response to... More

Grants Available to Oregon Nonprofit Organizations for Public Humanities Programs

Oregon Humanities opens its 2010 grants cycle.

13 August 2009 | Permalink

Nonprofit organizations across Oregon may now apply for Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 from Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities). Grant guidelines are available for download (oregonhumanities.org) or by request from Development and Program Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543, ext. 116.

Letters of inquiry must be postmarked by October 31, 2009. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by December 15, 2009. Public Program Grants are awarded once a year through a competitive process, and grant decisions are made by the OCH statewide volunteer board of directors.

Oregon Humanities funds programs that offer opportunities for civic engagement and humanities learning, respond to... More

Grants available to Oregon nonprofit organizations for humanities programming

The Oregon Council for the Humanities 2009 grants cycle includes new opportunity grants and focus on thematic areas of interest.

30 July 2008 | Permalink

The Oregon Council for the Humanities 2009 grants cycle includes new opportunity grants and focus on thematic areas of interest.
Nonprofit organizations across Oregon may now apply for two types of grants from the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH): Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 and Opportunity Grants up to $1,000. Grant guidelines, including themes of interest, are available for download on the OCH website (http://www.oregonhum.org) or by request from Development and Program Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543.
Public Program Grants are awarded once a year. Letters of intent to apply for Public Program Grants must be postmarked by November 3, 2008. Opportunity Grants are awarded year-round.... More

Oregon Council for the Humanities awards $34,000 to nonprofits across the state

Grants awarded for projects that address controversial topics, explore rarely heard Oregon stories.

29 June 2008 | Permalink

Nine organizations across the state, some of whose programs address difficult, controversial topics or explore rarely heard Oregon stories, will receive $34,000 in grants from the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH).
The OCH board of directors has awarded Public Program Grants ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 to support projects that explore the humanities in participatory and dynamic ways.
OCH Program Director Jennifer Allen says, “The board and staff are pleased that many of the programs we funded this cycle will explore the diverse stories of Oregonians, including the oral histories of rural families who have farmed the same eastern Oregon landscape for generations, a documentary about Portland-area teens and adults who are... More

OCH awards more than $43,000 to nonprofits across the state

Fourteen organizations receive grants to support humanities programming.

14 November 2007 | Permalink

A lecture by an exiled Iraqi museums director, a curriculum to train citizens to become radio journalists, and workshops to collect community knowledge in two small Oregon towns are three of the 14 projects that received public program grants from the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH) this fall.
Following the most competitive fall grant cycle in years, the OCH board of directors has awarded $43,605 grants to 14 nonprofit organizations for projects that will affect communities across the state. The grants ranged from $1,800 to $5,000. OCH Public Program Grants are offered twice each year and support programs that are designed to explore the humanities in participatory and dynamic ways.
OCH Public Program Director Carol... More