California Humanities A State of Open Mind
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California Humanities’ deadlines for Humanities for All Project Grants, Quick Grants, Library Innovation Lab, and California Documentary Project NextGen are all quickly approaching. See below for more information at a glance about upcoming deadlines, webinars, and grant periods.
| Grant Program | Deadline | Grant Period | Award Notification | Features | |
| Humanities for All | Project Grant
Felicia Kelley |
February 1, 2019
Next: August 1, 2019* |
June 1, 2019–May 31, 2021 | 4 months after submission | Requests of $10,00-$20,000 Matching Funds 1:1 2 year time frame At least 1 Humanities Advisor |
| Quick Grant
Lucena Lau Valle |
February 15, 2019
Next: June 14, October 15, 2019* |
May 1, 2019–April 30, 2020 | About 2 months after submission | Requests of $1,000-$5,000 No Matching Funds Required 1 year time frame No Humanities Advisor required 2 page narrative max |
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| Library Innovation Lab | 2019 Cohort
Felicia Kelley |
March 1, 2019 | April 1–December 31, 2019 | 1 month after submission | Up to $5,000 Matching funds 1:1 California public library or library-serving organizations 3 in-person convenings |
| California Documentary Project
John Lightfoot |
NextGen | March 15, 2019 | May 1, 2019–April 30, 2020 | 2 months after submission | Requests up to $15,ooo Matching Funds 1:1 1 year time frame At least 1 Humanities Advisor |
| Production Grant | November 1, 2019* | March 1, 2020–February 2023* | 4 months after submission | Requests up to $50,000 Matching Funds 1:1 3 year time frame At least 2 Humanities Advisors |
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| Research & Development Grant | November 1, 2019* | March 1, 2020–February 2022* | 4 months after submission | Requests up to $10,000 Matching Funds 1:1 2 year time frame 3 Humanities Advisors |
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*Please note that those marked with an asterisk are tentative dates.
