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Humanities Collaboration Grant

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Note: This funding opportunity is no longer currently accepting applications. See below for resources to manage your grant award.

Humanities Collaboration Grants offer support for public humanities projects that encourage contemplation, spark conversation and engage the community through collaboration with another nonprofit organization, institution of higher education or school. Eligible projects will use the humanities as the central resource to involve and benefit diverse groups of Iowans through educational programming that explore the human experience.

Funding for the Humanities Collaboration Grant is made possible by an appropriation from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency.

  • Who: Iowa Nonprofits, Local Governments and Higher Education Institutions
  • What: $2,500 - $30,000
  • When: December 1, 2022 for the funding period of November 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

How to Apply

  1. Read the guidelines.
  2. Watch the informational webinar.
  3. Submit the application.

Manage Your Grant

Grantee Handbook

See the Grantee Handbook to learn how to manage your grant, including contract compliance and publicity.

Final Report

As a grant recipient, you must complete a final report form at the end of the process and share the impact of the project on the humanities in Iowa.

Grant Awards History

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Project Title Applicant City Sort ascending County Fiscal year Grant Amount
It's History that Makes Us Human Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Council Bluffs Pottawattamie 2022 $2,297.00
The Art of George Simons: Yesterday & Today Historic General Dodge House Council Bluffs Pottawattamie 2022 $2,600.00
Oral History Workshops Council Bluffs Public Library Council Bluffs Pottawattamie 2022 $5,000.00
Lecture Recital Series: Exploring Themes of Community in Music Composed in Iowa Wild Prairie Winds Council Bluffs Pottawattamie 2022 $3,179.00
Lives Behind Bars: A Film Discussion Series Coe College Cedar Rapids Linn 2022 $3,375.00
Immigration and Democracy: The Timeless Human Journey National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Cedar Rapids Linn 2022 $17,000.00
Speaking Out: Stories of KBBG Radio University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2022 $15,233.00
Traveling Exhibition // Our Town: Reclaiming the Narrative James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2022 $5,000.00
Save Iowa Stories Digital Video Database Project Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association Arnolds Park Dickinson 2022 $20,000.00
Cultural Diplomacy: Building Bridges of Understanding between U.S. & Russia Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Ames Story 2022 $4,000.00
Promise Road: The Opening of Iowa's Lincoln Highway Prairie Rivers of Iowa Ames Story 2022 $8,394.00