Oregon Humanities

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. Applications for Opportunity Grants are reviewed on a monthly basis and are accepted from November 1, 2008, to October 31, 2009.
OCH funds programs that offer opportunities for civic engagement and humanities learning, respond to timely issues and ideas in communities across Oregon, and provide a broad context for public dialogue. Special consideration will be given to projects that explore globalism, media and consumer culture, and place and community.
Program Director Jennifer Allen says, “We are interested in engaging Oregonians in conversations about critical challenges we face as Americans, including complex issues ranging from the war in Iraq, to economic and environmental sustainability, to property rights—all issues that require informed public dialogue and critical thinking.”