California Humanities offers grants to eligible nonprofit organizations and public agencies in four categories: documentary media, with the California Documentary Project; public humanities events, with Humanities for All; public library engagement, with the Library Innovation Lab, and middle grades education, with Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grants. Learn more about each category and how to apply below.
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Thursday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Register here.
Thursday, August 31 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Register here.
Grants at a Glance
Grant Program | Next Deadline | Annual Deadlines | Award Notification | Features | Contact |
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Humanities for All Quick Grant | June 15, 2023 | 3x/ year in February, June, & October | About two months after submission |
| Lucena Lau Valle Program Officer lvalle@calhum.org |
Humanities for All Project Grant | July 17, 2023 | 2x / year in January & July | Four months after submission |
| Felicia Kelley Project and Evaluation Director fkelley@calhum.org |
California Documentary Project Research & Development Grant | Nov 1, 2023 | 1x/ year in November | Four months after submission |
| John Lightfoot Director of Media & Journalism Programs jlightfoot@calhum.org |
California Documentary Project Production Grant | Nov 1, 2023 | 1x/ year in November | Four months after submission |
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California Documentary Project NextGen Grant | March 1, 2024 | 1/ year | Two months after submission |
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Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Implementation Grant | Closed for 2023 | 1/year | Two months after submission |
| Kirsten Vega Associate Program Officer kvega@calhum.org |
Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Planning Grant | Closed for 2023 | 1/year | Two months after submission |
| Kirsten Vega Associate Program Officer kvega@calhum.org |
Library Innovation Lab | Winter 2024 | 1/ year | One month after submission |
| Felicia Kelley Project and Evaluation Director fkelley@calhum.org |