Project Grants

California Humanities Project Grants ($10,000 to $20,000) are awarded twice a year to large scale public humanities projects of up to two-years duration from the award date.

Deadline:  August 2, 2021

View Grant Guidelines

Appropriate programming formats include but are not limited to virtual and in-person interpretive exhibits, community dialogue and discussion series, workshops and participatory activities, presentations and lectures, conversations and forums, and interactive and experiential activities.

Eligibility is limited to California-based nonprofit organizations and non-federal public agencies.

Note: Awards must be matched with an equivalent amount of cash or in-kind resources over the life of the project.