Oregon Humanities

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 pressing, current issues or events locally, nationally, or internationally that the applicant organization is uniquely situated to help the public explore. Proposed programs should offer opportunities to engage the public in thoughtful dialogue informed by one or more humanities disciplines. Though proposals for all kinds of program formats are welcome, special consideration will be given to programs that are interactive in nature and that aim to bring together diverse groups of Oregonians.

For more information about Responsive Program Grants, please contact Oregon Humanities Director of Programs Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543, ext. 118, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that transform communities. More information about our programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.