North Carolina Humanities Announces American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants Program

Following is additional information about the North Carolina Humanities American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants:  
 

• North Carolina Humanities has launched its American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants to strengthen the cultural sector’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina.
• These much-needed grants of up to $20,000 will provide economic relief, protect jobs, maintain humanities collections, and ensure that the experiences of North Carolinians and the stories of community resiliency during the pandemic are captured throughout the state.
• Over $1 million will be available to aid in this statewide response and relief effort.
• These grants are available to archives, historical sites, museums, and other NC-based cultural organizations.
• Two types of grants will be available:
  1. American Rescue Plan Humanities Operating Support Grants may be used to support staff salaries, rent or utilities, and other general operating costs affected by COVID-19.
  2. American Rescue Plan Humanities Project Support Grants may be used to support virtual humanities projects, digitizing collections and making them available online, staff salaries directly tied to a humanities program, COVID-19 projects highlighting the North Carolina experience, and other program services. 

• Applications, eligibility, grant guidelines and requests for proposals can all be found at https://nchumanities.org/american-rescue-plan-humanities-grants/
• Grant applications are being accepted June 16, 2021- July 15, 2021.

 
About this funding: Funding for North Carolina Humanities American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants was provided to North Carolina Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), approved by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in March 2021. The $1.9 trillion ARP package included $135 million in supplemental funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, nearly $51.6 million, or a total of 40%, of which was sent to the state and jurisdictional humanities councils across the nation, including North Carolina Humanities, to distribute to local cultural nonprofits and programming.
 
About North Carolina Humanities: North Carolina Humanities is a statewide nonprofit and an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through public humanities programs and grantmaking, North Carolina Humanities serves to connect North Carolinians with cultural experiences that spur dialogue, deepen human connections, and inspire community. Learn more at www.nchumanities.org.