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Twenty-one nonprofit organizations throughout the state will receive $82,000 in grants from Oregon Humanities for public programs that... More
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From March 6 through March 22, 2012, grant coordinators of the Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage Commission... More
Oregon Humanities Grants support public programs designed to explore the humanities in participatory and dynamic ways. We encourage applications from a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Oregon, including those that may not define their work as being based in the humanities. We especially welcome inquiries for projects that will attract diverse audiences, engage minds, and stimulate meaningful community dialogue.
In 2011, Oregon Humanities Public Program Grants funded conversations between different faith communities about social justice, brought together three generations of women to talk about a century of voting, and invited Oregonians at large to reflect on Islam in America. Public Program Grants also supported community arts and culture festivals, lecture series, Everybody Reads library programs. post-performance theater talks, and guided walking tours in rural Oregon.
In the last year, Responsive Program Grant recipients led public programs about cultural diversity in Portland, political conflict in North Korea, shifting downtown development challenges, and the effect of a decade of war on American soldiers’ families and homes. Grant-funded programs ranged from community conversations to educational conferences to classes open to the general public.
Grantees include libraries, community colleges, historical societies, civic groups, and other nonprofits working not only in humanities fields like history, philosophy, or literature, but also in the areas of the arts, public policy, and natural resources. While the formats and topics of the public programs we fund may vary, all share a goal of connect Oregonians to ideas and providing them with opportunities to learn about and discuss historical, cultural, and political issues.
Oregon Humanities is pleased to announce the guidelines for 2012 Public Program Grants and Responsive Program Grants. We are particularly interested in proposals for programs that bring together diverse groups of Oregonians and reflect collaboration between organizations within a community, as well as proposals from a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Oregon, including those that may not traditionally define their work as being based exclusively in the humanities.
Once a year, Oregon Humanities awards Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 to nonprofit organizations in Oregon to support programs that are timely, relevant, accessible, and interactive. Oregon Humanities welcomes proposals for programs that use the humanities in the public sphere to meet our core mission of connecting Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities. Programs must begin after April 1, 2012. Letters of Interest must be postmarked by October 31, 2011. Please do not include the 2012 Public Program Grants Cover Sheet with your letter of interest; the cover sheet is only required when submitting a full proposal. Sample successful proposals are available for download below.
*Join Oregon Humanities grants staff on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. for a webinar about Oregon Humanities Public Program Grants. Register for the webinar here.
Oregon Humanities awards Responsive Program Grants up to $1,000 on a rolling basis to nonprofit organizations in Oregon. Responsive Program Grants fund programs that are not part of an organization’s regular programming. Instead, these grants support programs created in response to pressing current issues or events that the applicant is uniquely qualified to help the public explore. 2012 Responsive Program Grant activities must begin after November 1, 2011. Sample successful proposals are available for download below.
Please download and review Oregon Humanities Grants Guidelines for more information. These documents also include applications. If you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may fill out and submit them electronically via e-mail.
If you have questions, please contact Director of Programs Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543 or (800) 735-0543, ext. 118, or by e-mail..
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