Grants WorkshopThomas Bryant

Grants Director

(205) 558-3997

tbryant@alabamahumanities.org

www.alabamahumanities.org

Our Mission

To foster learning, understanding, and appreciation of our people,

communities, and cultures.

Who We Are

As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, AHF encourages and promotes appreciation of literature, history, law, philosophy and the arts through programs, events and grants to help others discover and share the meanings of life found through the humanities.

Founded in 1974 as a vehicle for awarding grants to grassroots organizations in Alabama, 2014 marked AHF’s 40-year anniversary.

What We Do

Offer opportunities to explore the humanities through free, public programs such as seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, documentary and films.

Initiate major programs and events in support of humanities topics and collaborate with other organizations to advance the humanities in both the academic and public arenas.

AHF is driven to enrich and enhance the lives of Alabamians.

AHF Grants

• AHF awards grants solely to support free public humanities projects.

• Three essential ingredients of a grant: 1) active public participation, 2) involvement of humanities scholars, and 3) strong humanities content.

Who Qualifies for AHF Funding?

• Libraries• Schools, colleges & universities• Arts & cultural organizations• Civic clubs• Museums• Public or Private• Non-Profit

Project Formats• Reading & Discussion• Lecture/Discussion• Film & Television Documentaries• Community Forums• Teacher Workshops• Exhibitions

AHF Does Not Fund

• Projects not open to the general public• Projects requiring an entrance fee• Food, beverages, and audience transportation• Individual research or creative projects• Fundraising events• Interest on loans, fines, penalties, and/or litigation costs• Institutional planning or construction • Investments of any kind• Freestanding publications• Projects which have a sectarian or religious purpose

Deadlines: Feb. 15, June 15, Sept. 15

•Mini $1,500 In-Kind Match 1:1

•Major$7,500 In-Kind Match 1:1

•Media $2,000 – Research & Development

$10,000 – Production

2:1 3rd Party, Non-Federal Cash Match

Timelines

• Contact AHF Grants Director to discuss proposal

• Preliminary Application due 6 weeks before deadline

• Register with Foundant online application servicehttp://www.alabamahumanities.org/grants/application/

• Apply at least 3 months prior to event date

• Award notification – Mini: 1 month, Major: 2 months

Grant Basics

A Strong Grant Proposal

• Humanities are central• Scholars and experts are central• Targets the general public / broad reach• Promotes interpretive / critical thinking• Encourages dialogue • Creative• Collaborative• Well developed budget• Catalytic

Grant Recipient Project Title Grant Type

Alabama Public Television Journey Proud Media

Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project Teaching Humanities Behind Bars Public Discussion

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities

Macon County History and Culture Mini

Historic Chattahoochee Commission The Creeks and Their Trail of Tears: Life and Legacy Public Discussion

Red Mountain Writing Project Red Mountain Writing Project Summer Institute Teacher Project

ArtsRevive CDCSpider Martin Retrospective:

Exploring the Role of PhotojournalismExhibition

Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund

It Began at Bethel: Bethel's Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Public Discussion

Moundville Archaeological ParkMoundville Archaeological Park

75th Anniversary Symposium SeriesPublic Discussion

H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library & Cobb Memorial Archives

World War I: Remembering the Forgotten War Mini

Northeast Alabama Community CollegeBringing It Home: Utilizing Local History

in the K-12 ClassroomMini

Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center People and Place in History and Song Mini

Birmingham AIDS Outreach Family Matters: LGBTQ Youth Perspectives Exhibition

Fairhope Film Festival2nd Annual Fairhope Film Festival

Panel DiscussionsPublic Discussion

Friends of the Alabama Archives ArchiTreats 2015 Speaker Series Public Discussion

Wallace Community College History, Art, and Legacy of the Gee's Bend Quilters Public Discussion