Applications Open for Nevada Humanities Relief and Recovery Grants - October Deadlines
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/15/2021 - 12:36pm
Nevada Humanities is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to grant $612,049 to Nevada communities through Nevada Humanities American Rescue Plan Relief and Recovery Grants.
These grants, with application deadlines beginning October 1, 2021, are designed to provide critical funding to humanities-focused, nonprofit organizations across Nevada that have suffered hardship and duress resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevada non-profit organizations that offer humanities programming are encouraged to apply.
Nevada Humanities is offering two types of American Rescue Plan Act-supported grants: Relief Operating Grants and Recovery Program Grants.
Relief Operating Grants – Short-Term Operating Support for Nonprofit Humanities Organizations. Relief Operating Grants will award between $5,000 and $20,000 to Nevada nonprofit organizations with humanities-focused missions to support general operating costs such as salaries, rent, utilities, and other operational costs. Deadline to apply is October 1, 2021, with decisions announced mid-November 2021.
Recovery Program Grants – Organizational Capacity Building and Program Support for Humanities and Cultural Organizations. Recovery Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 will be awarded to humanities and cultural organizations that provide public humanities programs to support immediate capacity building and programmatic support directly related to humanities-focused projects and programs. These grants will enable organizations that undertake public humanities programming to respond to the current and longer-term challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline to apply is October 21, 2021, with decisions announced mid-December 2021.
“At Nevada Humanities, we are honored to help provide relief for our vital humanities-focused cultural infrastructure in Nevada,” said Christina Barr, executive director of Nevada Humanities. “We have designed two grant categories that will offer relief for organizations suffering the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as forward-looking recovery support for organizations seeking to solve problems, reinvigorate their programming, and restore their organizational health.”
Nevada cultural and humanities organizations are encouraged to apply for these grants. All guidelines, FAQs, and information on how to apply for Nevada Humanities American Rescue Plan Relief and Recovery Grants can be found at nevadahumanities.org. For more information about these grants, contact Bobbie Ann Howell, Nevada Humanities Program Manager, at bahowell@nevadahumanities.org.
Nevada Humanities’ American Rescue Plan Relief and Recovery Grants are provided by Nevada Humanities and funded by the $1.9 trillion federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through the National Endowment for the Humanities.
About Nevada Humanities: Nevada Humanities is one of 56 independent, nonprofit, state and territorial humanities councils that partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities. With offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada Humanities creates public programs and supports public projects statewide that define the Nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of issues that matter to Nevadans and their communities.
